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Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus, 1758

Foureye butterflyfish
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Jamaica country information

Common names: Butterbun, Four-eye butterflyfish, Kete
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in the water bodies and channels of Port Royal, mangal, Kingston. Type locality Rio Bueno, Runaway bay, Ocho Rios, Port Antonio, Drunkenman cay, Palisadoes, Morant cay and Pdro cay (Ref. 27228).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/jm.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/jamaica-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Alleng, G.P., 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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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