Crosshatch Butterflyfish

Scientific Name: Chaetodon xanthurus
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 14cm
Description: White with net pattern, outer tail yellow; broad yellow bar across rear body, black eye bar and spot on nape.
Favourite: Solitary or in pairs.
Hide-out: Outer reef slopes and drop-offs, usually among rocks or coral in 12-50m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Gulf of Thailand, S. China Sea, S.W. Japan, Malaysian Peninsula, Indonesia and Philippines.