
The Teardrop Butterflyfish, "Chaetodon unimaculatus", is a species of butterflyfish. In the Indian Ocean it is replaced by the Yellow Teardrop Butterflyfish, now considered to be a separate species but previously included in "C. unimaculatus" as a subspecies. In its subgenus "Lepidochaetodon" – sometimes considered a separate genus – it is only distantly related to species such as the Sunburst Butterflyfish and the Tahiti Butterflyfish.
Similar species: Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes
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Uploaded Aug 18, 2016. Captured Aug 18, 2016 12:02 in Unnamed Road, Sengkidu, Manggis, Kabupaten Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia.