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Threadfin butterflyfish

Chaetodon auriga

Photo by lori.tas
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Field Notes

Description:

Chaetodon auriga is up to 23 centimetres (9 in) long. It has a neck patch of ascending and a belly patch of descending oblique dark lines.

Habitat:

Coral sea lagoon.

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Threadfin butterflyfish

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Comments (2)
lori.tas
I was. Swam a couple of hours everyday for a week. Got home last night to 11 degrees in the house. Went from sleeping with a sheet to sleeping with two doonas. Still, glad to be home.
Mark Ridgway
Nice. Hope you're enjoying the weather up there.

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PublishedSeptember 27, 2013

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