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Peppered Butterflyfish (Chaetodon guttatissimus)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Chaetodon guttatissimus

Bennett, 1833

Peppered Butterflyfish

Also known as: Gorgeous Gussy, Spotted Butterflyfish, Spotted Coralfish

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

3–30 m

Max size

12 cm

Diet

Variable

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Chaetodontidae

Where to find it

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Image: © Piotr Lukasik (CC-BY) · iNaturalist (CC-BY) · source