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eightband butterflyfish (Chaetodon octofasciatus)
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eightband butterflyfish (Chaetodon octofasciatus) specimen
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Chaetodontidae

eightband butterflyfish

Chaetodon octofasciatus

Chaetodontid Fish of Indo West Pacific

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

eightband butterflyfish is known from Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Maximum length
12 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: East Indies and the Philippines, through Papua New Guinea and the Great Barrier Reef to the Solomon Island, Palau, and north to China; extends into the Indian Ocean at least to the Maldives, India and Sri Lanka.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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