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Chaetodon austriacus  Ruppell 1835, the Red Sea Melon or Exquisite Butterflyfish. A Red Sea and Gulf of Aden endemic. Never lives in captivity, unlike so many of the other fishes hailing from this area. A feeder on live corals, anemones and snail eggs. Pix from the Red Sea 2019. 



Chaetodon fasciatus Forsskal 1775, the Red Sea Raccoon Butterflyfish. Confined to the Red Sea and adjoining Gulf of Aden. A beauty that will eat all types of foods in captivity, including coral polyps... To some ten inches in length in the wild, about half that in captivity. An adult in the Red Sea 2019.



Chaetodon fasciatus Forsskal 1775, the Red Sea Raccoon Butterflyfish. Confined to the Red Sea and adjoining Gulf of Aden. A beauty that will eat all types of foods in captivity, including coral polyps... To some ten inches in length in the wild, about half that in captivity. Adults in the Red Sea 2019.
 


Chaetodon larvatus  Cuvier 1831, the Masked or Orange-Face Butterflyfish. Restricted in range, Red Sea to lower Gulf of Aden. Only eats Acroporid coral polyps... Closely related to C. baronessa, C. triangulum. To five inches long. Red Sea 2019.
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