Four-banded butterflyfish (Chaetodon hoefleri)

Scientific name: Chaetodon hoefleri Steindachner, 1881

Four-banded butterflyfish (Chaetodon hoefleri)

The Four-banded butterflyfish (Chaetodon hoefleri) is a marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Cape Blanc and Levrier Bay, Mauritania south to Angola. Two records in the Mediterranean.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 1-24; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 16 - 17

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chaetodon hoefleri
Family
Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
27.0
Common length
17.0
Depth range
10–150 m (33–492 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 150 m, usually 20 - 75 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc and Levrier Bay, Mauritania south to Angola. Two records in the Mediterranean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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