Ornate Butterflyfish

Scientific Name: Chaetodon omatissimus
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 18cm
Description: Bluish white with orange bands; narrow yellow margin on dorsal and anal fins, yellow-edged black eye bar.
Favourite: Usually in pairs.
Hide-out: Coral-rich areas in clear water lagoons and seaward reefs to 36m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Maldives to Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia and French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to N.W. & N.E. Australia.