Dotted Butterflyfish

Scientific Name: Chaetodon semeion
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 24cm
Description: Yellow with horizontal rows of small black spots; blue marking on rear snout and nape; dorsal fin trails a thread-like filament.
Favourite: Usually in pairs.
Hide-out: Coral-rich areas of lagoons and outer slopes in 2-50m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Sri-Lanka to Indonesia, New Guinea, Philippines, Micronesia and Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Great Barrier Reef.

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