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Eight-Banded Butterflyfish - Chaetodon octofasciatus  Anilao,Batangas,Butterflyfish,Chaetodon octofasciatus,Eight-banded butterflyfish,Fish,Philippines Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. Like a painter that was too lazy to go around the eye :) Posted 7 years ago
    1. Ha ha, interesting observation! :D Posted 7 years ago

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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, 2018. Captured Jul 27, 2018 11:36.
  • TG-5
  • f/5.6
  • 1/125s
  • ISO1000
  • 12.6mm