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Long-Beaked Coralfish To 20 cm. Silvery white with three orange bars and narrow orange eye bar. Ocellated spot on rear dorsal fin. Long beak-like snout. White tail with black bar in its base. Seen at dive site Goby´s Rock in Lankayan Island, Sabah (Borneo). Chelmon rostratus,Copperband butterflyfish,Fall,Geotagged,Malaysia Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Long-Beaked Coralfish

To 20 cm. Silvery white with three orange bars and narrow orange eye bar. Ocellated spot on rear dorsal fin. Long beak-like snout. White tail with black bar in its base. Seen at dive site Goby´s Rock in Lankayan Island, Sabah (Borneo).

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  1. View Martin Lagerwey's profile
    Martin Lagerwey
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    Veeery nice! This is my favourite of the reef fishes. It was my screensaver for ages. Posted 9 years ago
  2. View Patomarazul's profile
    Patomarazul
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    Thanks! I also like seeing them :-) Posted 9 years ago

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The Copperband butterflyfish

Copperband butterflyfish , commonly known as beaked coral fish, are found in reefs in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans. This butterflyfish is one of the three species that make up the genus ''Chelmon'' and all have long beaks.

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Similar species: Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded May 17, 2016. Captured Oct 1, 2015 05:33 in Malaysia.
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  • XZ-1
  • f/4.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO100
  • 6mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.