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Chaetodon capistratus
Linnaeus 1758, the Foureye Butterflyfish. Tropical west Atlantic,
Caribbean To six inches. A broad feeding strategy, but still does
poorly in adapting to captive conditions. A juvenile in an
aquarium and adult at night in the Bahamas.
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Chaetodon flavirostris
Gunther 1873, the Black or Yellow-Faced Butterflyfish. Usually
shy and non-feeding. Eats coral polyps, other bottom-dwelling
invertebrates and algae in the wild. To some eight inches long.
Way too often sold to the hobby as juveniles... they don't
live. The first one at a wholesalers, the second in the Cook
Islands.
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Chaetodon humeralis
Gunther 1860, the Sea of Cortez Three-Banded or East Pacific
Butterflyfish. Found all along the tropical east Pacific coast of
Central America up into the Mar de Cortez. To a maximum of seven
inches in length. This one off of Costa
Rica (Pacific side) 2011
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Chaetodon larvatus
Cuvier 1831, the Masked or Orange-Face Butterflyfish. Restricted in
range, Red Sea to lower Gulf of Aden. Only eats Acroporid coral
polyps... Closely related to C. baronessa, C. triangulum. To
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Chaetodon lineolatus Cuvier
1831, the Lined Butterflyfish. At a foot long, vying for largest
Butterflyfish of the family. Widespread from Hawai'i over to
the east coast of Africa, into the Red Sea. A beauty that eats
corals, anemones, much of all else, but doesn't live. Below:
One in Hawai'i, another in Fiji, and a third in the Red
Sea.
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