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Family Chaetodontidae

Butterflyfishes

 

Chaetodon modestus, Toba Aquarium, Japan 

Scientific name Chaetodon modestus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
Common name JAPANESE GOLD-BARRED BUTTERFLYFISH
Japanese name Genrokudai
Habitat Deep reefs
Depth 150 to 600 feet
Diet Zooplankton
Size 6.5 inches
Abundance Rare
Distribution Indo-west Pacific
Notes Nearly identical to C. excelsa from Hawaii and Guam
Similar species Chaetodon excelsa, Prognathodes sp.

 

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