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Family Chaetodontidae

WEST PACIFIC

Chaetodon ocellicaudus

Wakatobi, Indonesia, 25 feet

SPOT-TAIL BUTTERFLYFISH

Uncommon as pair on coral reefs to 50 feet.  Feeds upon soft corals.  Attains 6 inches.  Chaetodon melannotus has black area on its back.  Indonesia to Palau.