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Spotfin Butterflyfish

Chaetodon ocellatus

2,078 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Jersey.January 5, February 5, March 6, April 10, May 16, June 6, July 17, August 23, September 11, October 9, November 5, December 4.
United States12,384
New Jersey83
North Carolina70
Massachusetts63
New York55
Texas52
Mexico31
Rhode Island30
Quintana Roo29
Virginia26

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderButterflyfishes, Angelfishes, and Allies · Acanthuriformes
FamilyButterflyfishes · Chaetodontidae
GenusChaetodon

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