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Eastern Triangular Butterflyfish

Chaetodon baronessa

Photo by Kenibedspacer
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

It has a purplish base (but looks black) with yellow chevron-shaped markings on the side. Its face has yellow and black stripes with a red nose.

Habitat:

Saltwater

Notes:

It feeds on corals vertically! :)

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PublishedMay 28, 2014

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