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Family Chaetodontidae

Butterflyfishes

Saddleback Butterflyfish, Hanauma Bay, 45 feet Juvenile Saddleback Butterflyfish, Faga'alu, Samoa, 5 feet

Scientific name Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831
Common name SADDLEBACK BUTTERFLYFISH
Japanese name Seguro-cho-cho-uo
Habitat Coral reefs
Depth To 100 feet
Diet Coral polyps, benthic invertebrates, filamentous algae, and fish eggs
Size 12 inches
Abundance Rare in Hawaii but fairly common elsewhere
Distribution Indo-Pacific east from Cocos-Keeling Island (Indian Ocean)
Notes Forms pairs; skittish and difficult to photograph
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