Common Name: Fourspot Butterflyfish
Species Name: Chaetodon quadrimaculatus Gray, 1831
Range: Central Pacific Ocean: Hawaiian Islands, Johnston Atoll, Tuamotu Islands, Society Islands, Samoa, and Marshall Islands
Size: up to 6.5 inches (16 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabit exposed reef areas subject to surge at a depth of 6 to 150 feet (1 - 45 m)
General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 72 - 82°F (22 - 28°C) and natural diet consists of coral polyps, algae, worms, and hydroids. Requires a variety of meaty frozen foods with numerous feedings per day. Provide caves and much coral rubble. Difficult to feed, rarely seen in the trade, and probably better left in nature!
Aquarium Suitability: * * *
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* - Suited for the reef aquarium;
** - Better suited for the fish-only aquarium;
*** - Better left in nature;
**** - Needing an aquarium larger than 125 gallons; and,
***** - Needing their own private environment/special tankmates.