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Ornate Butterflyfish

Chaetodon ornatissimus

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Description:

Body color white and has black bars on the face and graceful orange lines running diagonal along the body, which is mostly rimmed black. Yellow stripes on the face, rim, and pectoral fins.

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Ornate butterflyfish

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PublishedJuly 21, 2014

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