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Masked Butterflyfish
Chaetodon semilarvatus
The blue-cheeked butterflyfish (Chaetodon semilarvatus) is a marine species of ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the north-western Indian Ocean.
From the article Bluecheek butterflyfish on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The bluecheek butterflyfish has a bright yellow body marked with thin vertical red lines. There a greyish patch behind the eyes, whereas most related species have an eye bar. The dorsal, anal, pelvic and caudal fins are yellow. It is a relatively large species of butterflyfish which can attain a maximum total length of 23 centimetres (9.1 in), although 15 centimetres (5.9 in) is more typical.
Range & habitat
The bluecheek butterflyfish is found in the north-western Indian Ocean where it occurs in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, as far east as the coast of Oman.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 97199.