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Created 3/26/2023

Family Chaetodontidae

INDIAN OCEAN

Chaetodon xanthocephalus



Maldives
  

YELLOWHEAD BUTTERFLYFISH

Occurs as pairs or small groups on sheltered reefs.  May hybridize with Chaetodon ephippium.  Attains 8 inches.  East Africa to Western Thailand and Sumatra.