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Four-eyed Butterfly Fish, Spadefish 



Cod. This fish reaches a length of about 8 inches, but 

 specimens taken north of Cape Hatteras are usually less 

 than 4 inches long. 



Four-eyed Butterfly Fish 

 Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus 



The Four-eyed Butterfly Fish is a West Indian species the 

 young of which are sometimes taken as far north as Cape 

 Cod. This species reaches a length of 6 inches, but fish 

 taken north of Cape Hatteras are usually younger fish of 

 a smaller size. 



Spadefish 

 Chaetodipterus faber (Broussonet) 



Color: Variable; gray, green, or yellow; sides have 4-6 

 black vertical bands sometimes obscure in larger fish. 

 Distribution: Found from Brazil to Cape Cod but rare 

 north of Chesapeake Bay. Common in the West Indies. 



