Raccoon butterflyfish

Raccoon butterflyfish

a black and white band running around the eye

Characteristics

A kind of butterflyfish that is orange with black and white bands. Adult fish have a black band running from the pectoral fin to the dorsal fin. The base of the caudal fin is also black. Juveniles have black spots with a yellow border on the back of the body.

Picture of Raccoon butterflyfish

Ecology

It inhabits reefs, coral reefs, and tide pools, and eats small underwater animals and algae. Juveniles are dead migratory fish, and they also come to the seas of Kanto on the Kuroshio Current.

Habitat

Miura Peninsula Arasaki

I photographed a juvenile fish swimming alone in the shade of rocks in shallow water. It must be an individual that has died and migrated. There was also a juvenile butterflyfish nearby. It must have been a place where the waves were calm and it was easy for young fish to spend time.

Pictures

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Picture of Raccoon butterflyfish1|The body is dark orange.
The body is dark orange.
Picture of Raccoon butterflyfish2|There are black and white bands on the face.
There are black and white bands on the face.
Picture of Raccoon butterflyfish3|There is a black dot on the tail.
There is a black dot on the tail.
Picture of Raccoon butterflyfish4|The area around the mouth is orange.
The area around the mouth is orange.
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