Reef Fish Lab - Classification

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The Golden Varieties of the
Eightbanded Butterflyfish

Photo 1. One of the more graceful butterflyfishes, this Chaetodon octofasciatus was photographed off Belau. Photo by Hiroshi Nagano

A golden eightbanded butterfly? Have you ever seen or heard of such a fish? Most fish enthusiasts know the eightbanded butterflyfish that is white with dark bars, but fewer are familiar with the golden or yellow color form.

In this CoralRealm feature article the varieties of this species of butterflyfish is examined in great detail.


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