Parachaetodon ocellatus

Parachaetodon ocellatus
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.


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