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xanthurus
Updated 3/28/2018
Family Chaetodontidae
WEST PACIFIC
Chaetodon xanthurus
Wakatobi, Indonesia
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Puerto Galera, Philippines |
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CROSSHATCH BUTTERFLYFISH
Amime-chochouo
Uncommon in deep lagoons and reefs from 10 to 400 feet. Feeds upon
benthic invertebrates and algae. Has U-shaped saddle lined with white on
the forehead & crosshatch pattern on side. Attains 5 inches. Indonesia
east to Okinawa and Micronesia. May hybridize with C.
mertensii and related to
C. paucifasciatus. |
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