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Eritrean butterflyfish - Chaetodon paucifasciatus Hamata, Egypt. Chaetodon paucifasciatus,Egypt,Eritrean butterflyfish,Fall,Geotagged Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Eritrean butterflyfish - Chaetodon paucifasciatus

Hamata, Egypt.

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The Eritrean butterflyfish or crown butterflyfish, ''Chaetodon paucifasciatus'', is a species of butterflyfish . It is essentially just known from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, but has been reported from East Africa.

It grows up to 14 cm in length. It is white with black chevrons, except for a red zone stretching from the aft dorsal fin across the caudal peduncle to the end of the anal fin. A red bar runs vertically through the caudal fin. There are black eyestripes and a black "crown".. more

Similar species: Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Sep 12, 2022. Captured Nov 11, 2009 10:23 in 7GPQ8957+2R.
  • SP550UZ
  • f/5.6
  • 10/1600s
  • ISO50
  • 4.68mm