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Copperband Butterflyfish

Chelmon rostratus

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

To 20 cm. Silvery white with three orange bars and narrow orange eye bar. Ocellated spot on rear dorsal fin. Long beak-like snout. White tail with black bar in its base.

Habitat:

Seen at dive site Goby´s Rock in Lankayan Island, Sabah (Borneo).

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Copperband butterflyfish

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PublishedJune 5, 2016

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