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Blue Cheek Butterflyfish Abu Galawa Kebir, Hamata (2009).<br /> Endemic of the Red Sea.<br /> Up to 30 cm, mostly yellow with orange vertical stripes and, as the name says, a blue cheek. Blue-cheeked butterflyfish,Chaetodon semilarvatus,Egypt,Fall,Geotagged Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Blue Cheek Butterflyfish

Abu Galawa Kebir, Hamata (2009).
Endemic of the Red Sea.
Up to 30 cm, mostly yellow with orange vertical stripes and, as the name says, a blue cheek.

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The Blue-cheeked butterflyfish

The blue-cheeked butterflyfish, ''Chaetodon semilarvatus'', is a species of butterflyfish . It is found in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, at depths of between 3 and 20 m.

The blue-cheeked butterflyfish belongs to the large subgenus ''Rabdophorus'' which might warrant recognition as a distinct genus. In this group, it seems closest to a group containing the Blackback butterflyfish , the spot-naped butterflyfish , or the peculiar black-wedged butterflyfish and Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish.. more

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Similar species: Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Aug 7, 2016. Captured Nov 8, 2009 13:20 in Halayeb We Shalateen Rd, Qesm Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt.
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  • SP550UZ
  • f/4.0
  • 10/500s
  • ISO50
  • 7.44mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.