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Eight-Banded Butterflyfish - Phyllodesmium koehleri White variation of Eight-Banded Butterflyfish - Phyllodesmium koehleri, with 8 narrow black bars, and dark spot at base of tail. Butterflyfish,Cebu,Chaetodon octofasciatus,Eight-banded butterflyfish,Fall,Fish,Geotagged,Malapascua,Philippines Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Eight-Banded Butterflyfish - Phyllodesmium koehleri

White variation of Eight-Banded Butterflyfish - Phyllodesmium koehleri, with 8 narrow black bars, and dark spot at base of tail.

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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 Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Aug 4, 2017. Captured Dec 21, 2014 19:20 in Philippines.
  • DSC-RX100
  • f/11.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO100
  • 10.4mm