[2] The body is powder blue in colour with a pattern of narrow, white chevron-shaped bars.

The hooded butterflyfish is found in seaward and lagoon coral reefs.

Normally this species feeds exclusively on the polyps of the tubular Acropora corals.

[7] However, given that it has been observed in the Mediterranean, where coral growth is limited, it may be able to adapt to a different diet.

If Chaetodon is split up as some researchers propose, this group might go into Megaprotodon with other high-backed and square-bodied species, but its exact relationships are still not well known.