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Foureye butterflyfish

Chaetodon capistratus

Foureye butterflyfish

Distribution: Western Atlantic, from Massachusetts and Bermuda to Venezuela. On of the most common butterflyfish in the Caribbean, where it is easy to spot.

Spots where Chaetodon capistratus has been spotted by snorkelers

Chaetodon capistratus snorkeling pictures

at L’Anse Aux Epines (Grenada)
© nst56

at Hospital Point (Panama)
© anne

at Anse à la Barque (Guadeloupe)
© bruno56

at Vieux-Fort Lighthouse (Guadeloupe)
© jmo

at Smith’s Reef (Turks and Caicos Islands)
© misting2

at Caneel Bay (US Virgin Islands)
© nst56

at Palm Island (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
© nst56

at Playa Magallanes (Dominican Republic)
© raphael-voue

at West Bay (Roatán)

at Akumal (Mexico)

at Punta Perdiz (Cuba)
© pandiboo

at Guardalavaca (Cuba)
© realivekill

at Plage de Sainte-Anne (Guadeloupe)

at Plage de Sainte-Anne (Guadeloupe)

at French Key (Roatán)

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