Vagabond butterflyfish

The Vagabond Butterflyfish, Chaetodon vagabundus, is a species of butterflyfish .

The Vagabond Butterflyfish is one of the easier butterflyfish to keep and is generally available! With it's pleasing coloration, a peaceful demeanor with its tankmates, and a mature size of 7" (18 cm), the Vagabond Butterflyfish makes a nice addition to More

The Vagabond Butterflyfish feeds on algae, anemones, and coral polyps in the wild, and will accept most meaty preparations and graze on filamentous algae. More

The Vagabond Butterflyfish has a white body with two series of narrow dark lines set at right angles. A broad black band passes through the eye and yellow horizontal lines cross the interorbital region. More

The Vagabond Butterflyfish, Chaetodon vagabundus, is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It is found from the Red Sea and off East Africa as far east as the Tuamotu Islands, north to southern Japan and south to the Austral Islands. More

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The Vagabond Butterflyfish feeds on coral polyps, anemones, polychaete worms and algae. This species occurs in tropical marine waters of the Indo-West and Central Pacific, from East Africa, north to Japan, south to Australia and east to the Tuamoto Islands. More

Juvenile Vagabond Butterflyfish resemble the adults, but have a black spot at the rear of the dorsal fin. This species grows to 23cm in length. Vagabond Butterflyfish inhabit coral reefs and lagoons, often in areas of high turbidity and freshwater influxes. More

Adult vagabond butterflyfish, Chaetodon vagabundus, pictured above, are usually found in pairs. Juveniles are often solitary, they differ from the adults in having a black spot on the posterior of the dorsal fin. More

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Vagabond Butterflyfish ( Chaetodon vagabundus ) = Vagabond Butterflyfish | Chaetodon vagabundus photo Vagabond butterflyfish. Underwater photograph, Pemuteran, Bali, Indonesia Image by Bernard E. Picton - Some rights reserved. More

The Vagabond Butterflyfish is primarily white with diagonal stripes forming chevron-like markings. It has a black eye band, and the dorsal, caudal, and anal fins are yellow with two black vertical bands. More

Vagabond Butterflyfish, Chaetodon vagabundus Vagabond Butterflyfish (Chaetodon vagabundus) These butterflyfish can be seen in pairs picking out algea, coral polyps, crustaceans and worms amongst the rocky reefs surrounding Julian Rocks. More

vagabond butterflyfish (Chaetodon vagabundus) - click here to open a new window with this photo in computer wallpaper format They usually have a vertical line going through the eye, which disguises the eye and makes it harder for a predator to figure out More

The Vagabond Butterflyfish has diagonal lines that cross its white body in two directions, and a black bar on its face and at the base of the dorsal. The rear part of the dorsal and anal fins are gold-yellow, edged... More

Order : Perciformes
Family : Chaetodontidae
Genus : Chaetodon
Species : Chaetodon vagabundus
Authority : Linnaeus, 1758