Banded Butterflyfish

Chaetodon striatus

COMMON NAME:		Banded Butterflyfish
SCIENTIFIC NAME:		Chaetodon striatus
SIZE AVAILABLE:		~2 inches
MINIMUM TANK SIZE:		50 gallons
FOOD/DIET:		Omnivore
CARE LEVEL:		Moderately easy
REEF SAFE:		No. Will eat reef inhabitants.
AVAILABILITY:		Most always available - 99%

• It is a deep bodied, thin, disc-shaped fish, designed for maneuverability about its home and not for long distance swimming.

• The side fins have prominent spines in the front.

• Its forehead is quite bubbled in and its snout is very short.