Butterflyfish Gallery

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The CoralRealm Butterflyfish Gallery

Members of the butterflyfish family are some of the most beautiful fishes found on coral reefs. Most of the butterflyfishes are brightly colored, often sporting false eye-spots and obliterative eye lines, to deflect the attacks of predators. It is common for butterflyfish to form long-term pairs that defend a large territory from conspecifics and food competitors.

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All photos; Scott W. Michael

Caribbean Longsnout
Prognathodes aculeatus
Asian Butterflyfish
Chaetodon argentatus 		Exquisite Butterflyfish
Chaetodon austriacus
Burgess Butterflyfish
Chaetodon burgessi
Collare Butterflyfishfish
Chaetodon collare 		Falcula Butterflyfish
Chaetodon falcula
Blackbacked Butterflyfish
Chaetodon melannotus
Whiteface Butterflyfish
Chaetodon mesoleucos 		Orangeface Butterflyfish
Chaetodon larvatus