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Colors of the sea Snorkeling at Phi Phi islands Chaetodon octofasciatus,Eight-banded butterflyfish Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Colors of the sea

Snorkeling at Phi Phi islands

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The Eight-banded Butterflyfish or eightband butterflyfish (Chaetodon octofasciatus) is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It is found in the Indo- west Pacific region from Indonesia and the Philippines via Papua New Guinea and the Great Barrier Reef to the Solomon Islands, Palau, and north to China; it extends into the Indian Ocean at least to the Maldives, India and Sri Lanka.

Similar species: Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Nov 12, 2015.