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