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  • The Coral Sea
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Blackback butterflyfish
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Relatively common fish off the south coast of Honshu. They inhabit the shallow areas of coral reefs.
They grow up to 18cm in length. They prefer to feed on small filamentous algae. This species is a common aquarium fish.

Scientific name Chaetodon melannotus
English name Blackback butterflyfish

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