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Spotfin butterflyfish

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bays. The spotfin butterfly fish is very common and very hard to maintain in a tank. The spotfin butterfly fish can grow up to 6–8 inches.
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The name is derived from the dark spot on the fish's
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Index

Chaetodon ocellatus

Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Chaetodontidae
Chaetodon
Chaetodon (Chaetodon)
Binomial name
Bloch
Synonyms
Gill
Poey
ray-finned fish
butterflyfish
family
Chaetodontidae
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
dorsal fin
predators
Long Island

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