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Family Chaetodontidae

WEST PACIFIC

 Chaetodon nippon

Yawatano, Izu, Japan, 75 feet

 

 

Yawatano, Izu, Japan, 45 feet

JAPANESE BUTTERFLYFISH    Shirakodai

Locally common on rocky reefs to at least 100 feet.  Feeds upon zooplankton.  Attains 6 inches.  Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Philippines.