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Threadfin Butterflyfish

Chaetodon auriga

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Description:

Withe body which darkens to gold at the back and it is marked with a set of fine right-angeled diagonal lines. The top soft dorsal spine is elongated into a thread like filament with a black dot. Eyes seems to be hidden by a black stripe.

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PublishedJuly 18, 2014

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