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title: "Eightband Butterflyfish"
description: "Chaetodon octofasciatus — Vissen. The eight-banded Butterflyfish (Chaetodon octofasciatus), also known as the eightband butterflyfish or eight-striped butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/eightband-butterflyfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Eightband Butterflyfish

> Chaetodon octofasciatus — Vissen. The eight-banded Butterflyfish (Chaetodon octofasciatus), also known as the eightband butterflyfish or eight-striped butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Chaetodon octofasciatus*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 1344
- Wikidata: [Q2245868](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2245868)
- iNaturalist taxon: [97185](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/97185)

## Names

- en: Eightband Butterflyfish
- de: Achtbinden-Falterfisch
- es: Pez Mariposa de Ocho Bandas
- fr: Poisson-papillon à huit bandes

## Countries with the most observations

TH (341), ID (216), PH (201), MY (175), HK (47), PW (40), TW (37), SG (25), PG (24), SB (20), VN (17), KH (12)

## Summary

The eight-banded Butterflyfish (Chaetodon octofasciatus), also known as the eightband butterflyfish or eight-striped butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region where it is associated with reefs.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eightband_butterflyfish

## Photo

![Eightband Butterflyfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eightband-butterflyfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244409330

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eightband-butterflyfish?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).