HomeMarine aquarium fishAngelfish & butterflyfishSpotband butterflyfish Spotband butterflyfish (Chaetodon punctatofasciatus) Scientific name: Chaetodon punctatofasciatus Cuvier, 1831 The Spotband butterflyfish (Chaetodon punctatofasciatus) is a marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae. BiologyDorsal spines (total): 13 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-25; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18. Overall color is brownish yellow with vertical rows of spots forming bands on the upper portions of the sides. A black-edged orange bar runs across the eye. The posterior edge of the caudal fin is transparent. Caudal peduncle is bright orange.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameChaetodon punctatofasciatusFamilyChaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length12.0Depth range1–45 m (3–148 ft)EnvironmentMarine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 45 mClimateTropicalDistributionIndo-Pacific: Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Line Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals and the northern Great Barrier Reef; throughout Micronesia. Replaced by Chaetodon guttatissimus in the Indian Ocean.Conservation status (IUCN)Least Concern (LC)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesFisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercialResilienceHigh, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) More angelfish & butterflyfishPajama cardinalfishSphaeramia nematopteraEightband butterflyfishChaetodon octofasciatusSpot-tail butterflyfishChaetodon ocellicaudusFourspot butterflyfishChaetodon quadrimaculatusScrawled butterflyfishChaetodon meyeriAtoll butterflyfishChaetodon mertensiiSee all angelfish & butterflyfish SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026