Oval-Spot Butterflyfish

Scientific Name: Chaetodon speculum
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 18cm
Description: Bright yellow; large black oval-shaped spot on middle of back.
Favourite: Usually solitary or in pairs; shy.
Hide-out: Coral-rich reefs in lagoons and on outer reefs in 8-30m.
Location: West Pacific - Indonesia, Malaysian Peninsula, Philippines, New Guinea to Tonga. S.W. Japan to N.W. & E. Australia.