Home > Fishes > Butterflyfishes > Chaetodon argentatus

Family Chaetodontidae

JAPAN 

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, China, Taiwan, & the Philippines.