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Family Chaetodontidae

WEST PACIFIC 

Chaetodon argentatus

Maeda Point, Okinawa, Japan, 30 feet

 

 ASIAN BUTTERFLYFISH    Kagami-chochouo

Uncommon as pair on rocky reefs in clear water from 10 to 60 feet.  Feeds upon invertebrates & algae.  Attains 8 inches.  Japan south to the Philippines.