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Pearlscale butterflyfish
※Off display.
Swims alone or in pairs. They mainly feed on polyps of reef-building corals, and are hard to keep in captivity. It has a distinctive forward-pointing chevron pattern on the sides of its body, and yellow hind parts.
Scientific name | Chaetodon xanthurus |
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English name | Pearlscale butterflyfish |
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