Speckled butterflyfish

There are fine sesame-like spots on the body.

Scientific name	Chaetodon citrinellus
English name	Speckled butterflyfish
Japanese name	胡麻蝶蝶魚
Classification	Actinopterygii
Classification details	Perciformes Chaetodontidae
Full length	about 10cm.
Distribution	Distributed in the Pacific and Indian oceans.

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.

Ecology

Found in shallow reef areas. It eats small benthic animals and seaweed.

It is seen as a dead migratory fish along the Kanto coast.

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.