Spotted Butterflyfish

Scientific Name: Chaetodon guttatissimus
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 12cm
Description: Beige with distinctive brown to purplish speckling; broad yellow margin on dorsal fin extends across tail base.
Favourite: Solitary or in pairs.
Hide-out: Coral reefs, lagoons and seaward slopes in 5-30m.
Location: Indian Ocean - E. Africa to Maldives, Andaman Sea and Christmas I.

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