Three-banded butterflyfish

Chaetodon robustus

The three-banded butterflyfish is a species of fish in the family Chaetodontidae. It inhabits the eastern-central Atlantic Ocean, in warm tropical waters from Mauritania down to Cape Verde and the Gulf of Guinea. It is present in coral reefs, from 30 to 70 meters deep. Its maximum length is 14.5 cm.
Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilyChaetodontidae
GenusChaetodon
SpeciesC. robustus
Photographed in
Cabo Verde