Name: Peppered butterflyfish, Spotted butterflyfish
Scientific Name: Chaetodon guttatissimus (Bennett, 1833)
Family: Chaetodontidae
Group: Bony fish
Class: Fish
Size: 11-25 cm.
This small fish owes its name to the fact that its body is covered with black spots. The peppered butterflyfish lives in tropical water lagoons, next to coral reefs. It is usually seen in pairs.
Photo by:
Bernard E. Picton (commons.wikimedia.org)
Oceanário Location
Tropical Indian
