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Family Chaetodontidae

HAWAII

Chaetodon citrinellus

Utulei, American Samoa, 15 feet

Juvenile, Kahuwai Bay, Hawaii, 7 feet

CITRON or LEMON BUTTERFLYFISH    Goma-chochouo

Common alone or in small groups on Indo-Pacific reefs to 100 feet, but extremely rare in Hawai‘i.  Distinctive black outer border on anal fin.  Feeds upon benthic invertebrates, coral polyps, and filamentous algae.  Attains 5 inches.  East Africa to Japan, Hawai‘i, and the Marquesas.