Scientific Name
Chaetodon humeralis
Common Name
Threebanded butterflyfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 12 - 13;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 18-20;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 15 - 17. Body deep, compressed, and disk-shaped; profile of head very steep and slightly concave; snout pronounced; teeth very small, setiform, and set in a comb-like band; base of pelvic spine with an axillary process; lateral line ending under last rays of dorsal fin; body creamy yellow with 5 or 6 dark vertical bars on the head, body and tail (Ref. 55763).