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Chaetodon capistratus

Linnaeus, 1758

Foureye Butterfly Fish

Also known as: Butterbun, Butterfly, Four-Eyed Butterflyfish

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Chaetodontidae

Where to find it

common

AnguillaAntigua and BarbudaBonaireColombiaGuadeloupeHondurasPanamaSabaSint Maarten

occasional

ArubaBelizeCayman IslandsCubaCuraçaoDominican RepublicGrenadaJamaicaMartiniqueMexicoSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSint EustatiusTurks and Caicos IslandsUnited States

rare

BahamasBritish Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands

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