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Teardrop Butterflyfish - Chaetodon unimaculatus The Teardrop Butterflyfish - chaetodon unimaculatus has white with bright yellow dorsal, anal and ventral fins; black tear-shaped spot on back, adults develop a large bulbous snout. Chaetodon unimaculatus,Geotagged,Indonesia,Teardrop Butterflyfish,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Teardrop Butterflyfish - Chaetodon unimaculatus

The Teardrop Butterflyfish - chaetodon unimaculatus has white with bright yellow dorsal, anal and ventral fins; black tear-shaped spot on back, adults develop a large bulbous snout.

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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
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Aug 18, 2016. Captured Aug 18, 2016 12:02 in Unnamed Road, Sengkidu, Manggis, Kabupaten Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia.
  • TG-4
  • f/4.5
  • 1/200s
  • ISO100
  • 8.41mm