Parachaetodon ocellatus

(Cuvier, 1831)

Vernacular names
English : Sixspine butterflyfish
French : Poisson papillon à six épines

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Acanthuriformes (sometimes still Perciformes)
Family : Chaetodontidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species will reach up to 18 cm long. Small elongated mouth, triangular dorsal and anal fins. Coloration mostly white with dull-brown edged yellow-brown slightly oblique bars. Black spot on dorsal fin and tail peduncle.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the Indo-Pacific area, from Ogasawara Islands (Japan) to Malaysia and south to Australia. Lives around coastal reefs, on flat sand bottoms, from 5 to 40 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a fairly large range and tolerates a large variety of habitat. It isn’t believed to be threatened at this time.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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