Banded butterflyfish

Banded butterflyfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Subgenus: Chaetodon (Chaetodon)
Species:
C. striatus
Binomial name
Chaetodon striatus
Synonyms[2]
  • Anisochaetodon trivirgatusWeber & de Beaufort, 1936
  • Chaetodon consuelae Mowbray, 1928
  • Chaetodon striatus albipinnis Ahl, 1923
  • Chaetodon striatus dorsimacula Ahl, 1923

The banded butterflyfish (Chaetodon striatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish found in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean from Brazil to Bermuda. Common names include the banded butterflyfish, the butterbun, the butterflyfish, the Portuguese butterfly, the school mistress and the banded mariposa.[1]

The name is derived from the dark vertical bands on the fish's body. This, combined with a vertical, black bar through the eye, is an antipredator adaptation, the bands disrupting the body's outlines.

  1. ^ a b Myers, R.F.; Rocha, L.A. (2010). "Chaetodon striatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165637A6075592. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165637A6075592.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Bailly, Nicolas (2015). "Chaetodon striatus Linnaeus, 1758". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-08-12.