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Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus, 1758

Foureye butterflyfish
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Barbados country information

Common names: Four-eyed butteflyfish, Kete, Kete
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Butsch, R.S., 1939
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bb.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.cep.unep.org/barbados/fisheries/pages/fisheries.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Butsch, R.S., 1939
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Four eye butterflyfish, Butterbun, Kete, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 20 m (Ref. 9710).   Subtropical; 21°C - 28°C (Ref. 4858); 37°N - 8°N, 100°W - 58°W (Ref. 55198)

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