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Family Chaetodontidae

INDO-PACIFIC

Chaetodon rafflesii

Wakatobi, Indonesia

Faga'alu, Tutuila, American Samoa, 10 feet

LATTICED BUTTERFLYFISH    Ami-chochouo

Uncommon as pairs on coral reefs to 50 feet.  Feeds upon invertebrates.  Attains 7 inches.  Sri Lanka to Okinawa and the Tuamotus.