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Family Chaetodontidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC

Chaetodon bennetti

Maeda Point, Okinawa, Japan

 



Palau, 10 feet

ECLIPSE BUTTERFLYFISH    Umizuki-chochouo

Common on coral reefs to 100 feet.  Feeds upon coral polyps, invertebrates, & algae.  Attains 8 inches.  East Africa to Pitcairn Island and Japan, excluding Hawai'i.