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Dot Dash Butterflyfish - Chaetodon pelewensis The Dot Dash Butterflyfish - Chaetodon pelewensis is yellowish tan with diagonal rows of dark spots becoming solid bands on upper body; orange eye bar, black spot-on nape. Butterflyfish,Chaetodon pelewensis,Dot Dash Butterflyfish,Fiji,Fish Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Dot Dash Butterflyfish - Chaetodon pelewensis

The Dot Dash Butterflyfish - Chaetodon pelewensis is yellowish tan with diagonal rows of dark spots becoming solid bands on upper body; orange eye bar, black spot-on nape.

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  1. Thanks so much for pioneering and enriching the Fiji location, Albert! Posted 6 years ago

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''Chaetodon pelewensis'' also known as the dot dash butterflyfish, Spotbanded Butterflyfish, Punctato Butterflyfish, or Spot-band Butterflyfish is a fish species native to Indonesia and has a yellow-tan body. When it matures it becomes yellow dorsally with about seven vertical dark stripes on the upper half of the body, with rows of dark spots below. They can grow anywhere from 5-12 inches.

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

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Uploaded Oct 10, 2018. Captured Sep 25, 2018 07:03.
  • TG-5
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 16.48mm