Distribution: Western Atlantic, from Massachusetts and the Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. One of the most common butterflyfish in the Caribbean, where it is easy to spot.
at Lagoa Verde (Brazil) © bruno56
at Anse Noire (Martinique) © paradis974
at Point of Sand (Cayman Islands) © nst56
at Pigeon Islands (Guadeloupe) © bruno56
at Sugar Beach (Saint Lucia) © nst56
at Anse Chastanet (Saint Lucia) © nst56
at West Bay (Roatán) © nst56
at Petite Terre (Guadeloupe)
at Puerto Morelos (Mexico)
at Punta Perdiz (Cuba) © anne
at Tugboat (Curacao)
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