Philippine butterflyfish

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The Philippine Butterflyfish, Chaetodon adiergastos, is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It is found in the western Pacific, from the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan to Java and northwestern Australia. More

the Philippine butterflyfish (Chaetodon adiergastos), the Red Sea raccoon butterflyfish (C. fasciatus), the dusky butterflyfish (C. flavirostris), the bluestripe butterflyfish (C. fremblii), the dot-and-dash butterflyfish (C. pelewensis), Merten's pearl-scaled butterflyfish (C. mertensii), the latticed butterflyfish (C. More

Chaetodon adiergastos Philippine butterflyfish Chaetodon adiergastos Chaetodon adiergastos Philippine butterflyfish Chaetodon adiergastos Chaetodon adiergastos Philippine butterflyfish Chaetodon argenteus Chaetodon argenteus Silver moony Chaetodon aureofasciatus Chaetodon aureofasciatus Golden butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga Chaetodon auriga Threadfin butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga Chaetodon More

The Philippine Butterflyfish is found in coral reefs at depths of 3-25 m and occurs in pairs or groups, usually near soft coral. Juveniles are solitary and found on shallow protected reefs or in estuaries. mailto: info@indonesiatraveling. More

A school of Eye-Patch, Panda, or Philippine butterflyfish, Chaetodon adiergastos, swimming over the reef with a pair of horned bannerfish, Heniochus varius. Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. More

Philippine Butterflyfish (Chaetodon adiergastos) (1566-0150038 / K06-223091 More

Common names

Alibangbang in Tagalog
Bantayan butterflyfish in English
Baro-baro in Visayan
Boray-boray in Visayan
Cá chim nàng in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Dalang bukid in Tagalog
Eye-patch butterflyfish in English
Kalaykalay in Tagbanwa Calamian
Kulibangbang in Bikol
Kulibangbang in Visayan
Kurakake-chôchô-uo in Japanese (日本語)
Panda butterflyfish in English
Panda-fanefisk in Danish (dansk)
Papillon à œil taché in French (français)
Papillon des Philippines in French (français)
Paru-parang dagat in Tagalog
Paru-paru in Tagalog
Philippine butterflyfish in English
Tamparay in Bikol
Tapay-tapay in Visayan
乌顶蝴蝶鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
烏頂蝴蝶魚 in Mandarin Chinese
項斑蝴蝶魚 in Mandarin Chinese
项斑蝴蝶鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
黑面蝶 in Mandarin Chinese
부전나비고기 in Korean (한국어)

Picture of Chaetodon fasciatus has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial.
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Order : Perciformes
Family : Chaetodontidae
Genus : Chaetodon
Species : Chaetodon fasciatus
Authority : Seale, 1910