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Spotfin Butterflyfish

Chaetodon ocellatus

Classification

The spotfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon ocellatus) is species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish from the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean, in the Gulf of Mexico and most commonly found in the Caribbean Sea. The name is derived from the dark spot on the fish's dorsal fin.

Distribution

Larry Morin · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 2,325Mexico · 175France · 95Netherlands · 88United Kingdom · 72Cuba · 46Brazil · 34Canada · 19