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Spotted Butterflyfish - Chaetodon guttatissimus The Spotted Butterflyfish - Chaetodon guttatissimus is beige with distinctive brown to purplish speckling; broad yellow margin on dorsal fin extends across tail base. Bali,Butterflyfish,Chaetodon guttatissimus,Fish,Geotagged,Indonesia,Padang Bai,Peppered Butterflyfish,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Spotted Butterflyfish - Chaetodon guttatissimus

The Spotted Butterflyfish - Chaetodon guttatissimus is beige with distinctive brown to purplish speckling; broad yellow margin on dorsal fin extends across tail base.

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The Peppered Butterflyfish is a species of butterflyfish. It is found in the Indian Ocean from the Red Sea south to Durban, South Africa and east to Christmas Island and western Thailand and Bali. It is found in seaward and lagoon reefs, sometimes together with the Spot-banded Butterflyfish. It feeds on polychaetes, coral polyps, and algae.

Similar species: Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Oct 20, 2017. Captured Oct 15, 2017 10:03 in Jl. Silayukti, Padangbai, Manggis, Kabupaten Karangasem, Bali 80871, Indonesia.
  • TG-5
  • f/5.6
  • 1/125s
  • ISO800
  • 12.6mm