Spot-banded Butterflyfish
Chaetodon punctatofasciatus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Genus
- Chaetodon
- Species
- Chaetodon punctatofasciatus
The spot-banded butterflyfish (Chaetodon punctatofasciatus) is a yellowish butterflyfish with dark bars on its back that break into spots.
It feeds on coral polyps, algae and small invertebrates and is usually seen in pairs.
In the Philippines it is common on coral-rich reefs.