Spot-tail Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ocellicaudus
The Spot-tail Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ocellicaudus) is a tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 3 and 50 m deep. It grows to 15 cm (total length).
- Size
- 15 cmtotal length
- Depth
- 3–50 m
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Depth
surface
3 m50 m
Classification
- FamilyChaetodontidae
- GenusChaetodon
- SpeciesChaetodon ocellicaudus
Quick answers
- Spot-tail Butterflyfish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 15 cm (total length).
Related species
Pearlscale butterflyfishChaetodon xanthurus
Raccoon butterflyfishChaetodon lunula
Threadfin butterflyfishChaetodon auriga
Blacklip ButterflyfishChaetodon kleinii
Bluespot ButterflyfishChaetodon plebeius
Rainford's ButterflyfishChaetodon rainfordi
Threeband ButterflyfishChaetodon tricinctus
Indian Redfin ButterflyfishChaetodon trifasciatus
Pacific Double-saddle ButterflyfishChaetodon ulietensis
Goldstripe ButterflyfishChaetodon aureofasciatus
Eastern Triangle ButterflyfishChaetodon baronessa
Western ButterflyfishChaetodon assarius
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.