Chaetodon capistratus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular names
English : Foureye butterflyfish
French : Poisson papillon à quatre yeux

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

Identification
Adults can reach a maximum length of 15 cm. Laterally compressed body with protruding snout. Dull yellow to gray body with thin diagonal lines forming chevrons. Black band on face. Large white-edged black spot on tail peduncle.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the Western Atlantic ocean from the coasts of Massachusetts to Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas, Caribbean sea and Venezuela. Lives in shallow rocky and coral reefs, down to 20 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a fairly large range and remains at least locally very common. No declines have been noted during the last decades.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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