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Eight-banded butterflyfish - Chaetodon octofasciatus A juvenile, hiding in a Plerogyra simplex coral. Seen during a night dive. Chaetodon octofasciatus,Eight-banded butterflyfish,Fall,Geotagged,Indonesia Click/tap to enlarge

Eight-banded butterflyfish - Chaetodon octofasciatus

A juvenile, hiding in a Plerogyra simplex coral. Seen during a night dive.

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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 Patomarazul
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Uploaded Jul 27, 2020. Captured Nov 2, 2019 12:41 in Unnamed Road, Kobe, Weda Tengah, Kabupaten Halmahera Tengah, Maluku Utara, Indonesia.
  • TG-5
  • f/4.5
  • 1/100s
  • ISO200
  • 8.99mm