Parachaetodon ocellatus

Parachaetodon ocellatus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Parachaetodon
Species: P. ocellatus
Binomial name
Parachaetodon ocellatus
(G. Cuvier, 1831)

Parachaetodon ocellatus, the Sixspine butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish native to tropical reefs of the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This species grows to a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL. It can be found in the aquarium trade.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Parachaetodon ocellatus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.