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Family Chaetodontidae

JAPAN 

Chaetodon daedalma

Kaminato, Hachijojima, Japan, 30 feet

 WROUGHT-IRON BUTTERFLYFISH    Yuzen

Forms aggregations on rocky reefs exposed to current, most common around offshore islands.  Feeds upon zooplankton.  Attains 6 inches.  Endemic to Izu & Ogasawara Islands.