Tahiti Butterflyfish

Scientific Name: Chaetodon trichrous
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 12cm
Description: Head and forebody white gradating to dark brown with pale scale centers forming grid pattern, yellow tail; black eye bar.
Favourite: Solitary, in pairs or small groups.
Hide-out: Primarily in sheltered lagoons in 3-25m.
Location: Society, Marquesas and Tuamotu Is. in French Polynesia.