Speckled butterflyfish

Speckled butterflyfish

There are fine sesame-like spots on the body.

Characteristics

It has small sesame-like black spots on its pale yellow body. A black band runs vertically over the eye. The edge of the obi is white.The dorsal fin has a jagged silhouette, yellow, black, and white from the body.

Picture of Speckled butterflyfish

Ecology

Found in shallow reefs. It eats small benthic animals and seaweed.

Habitat

Miura Peninsula Arasaki

I found him swimming alone in Arasaki after the typhoon passed. It was a small individual, and foraged while drifting between rock crevices. There is no group nearby, so it may be an individual that has wandered into the area.

Pictures

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Picture of Speckled butterflyfish1|Yellow body surface with sesame-like spots.
Yellow body surface with sesame-like spots.
Picture of Speckled butterflyfish2|A black band runs over the eye.
A black band runs over the eye.
Picture of Speckled butterflyfish3|Swimming in shallow water about 1m.
Swimming in shallow water about 1m.
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