Banded butterflyfish
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| Chaetodon striatus Linnaeus, 1758 |
The banded butterflyfish (Chaetodon striatus), is a butterflyfish found in the western Atlantic Ocean from Brasil to Bermuda.
The name is derived from the dark vertical bands on the fish's body. This, combined with a vertical, black bar through the eye, is designed to confuse predators.
[edit] References
- Chaetodon striatus (TSN 169563). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 5 August 2006.
- "Chaetodon striatus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. August 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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