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Ornate butterflyfish
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This is the largest species of butterflyfish (Chaetodontidae). Found alone or in pairs, it eats polyps on reef building corals. Its body is white with several diagonal yellow stripes. It is a particularly beautiful fish.

Scientific name Chaetodon ornatissimus
English name Ornate butterflyfish

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