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Copper-banded butterflyfish
Chelmon rostratus
Family Chaetodontidae

This beautiful fish is sometimes seen darting about in the coral rubble area. They usually have a large false eye and four bands of yellow, one of them running through the real eye. Adults are about 20cm but smaller juveniles are also seen.

 

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