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Family Chaetodontidae

Butterflyfishes

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Milletseed Butterflyfish, Hanauma Bay, 25 feet Juvenile Milletseed Butterflyfish, Electric Beach, 30 feet, Yuko Stender

Scientific name Chaetodon miliaris Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
Common name MILLETSEED BUTTERFLYFISH
Hawaiian name Lauwiliwili
Habitat Hard reefs, rocky outcrops, walls, and wrecks exposed to current
Depth To at least 800 feet
Diet Zooplankton, benthic invertebrates, detritus, and fish eggs
Size 6 inches
Abundance Especially common from Maui to Nihoa 
Distribution Endemic to Hawaii
Notes May form large aggregations
Related species Chaetodon guentheri

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