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Saddle butterflyfish

Saddle butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ephippium)

The Saddleback Butterfly has a greenish body with a yellow mouth. The back of the dorsal side of its body with black and is trimmed in white and orange. Butterflies do best in a fish only tank because of their tendency to pick at sessile...  Read more >

Raccoon butterflyfish

Raccoon butterflyfish
(Chaetodon lunula)

The Raccoon Butterflyfish has black mask bordered by a thick white marking. There is a wide black band extending from the gill to the dorsal fin. The rest of the body is yellow, with dusky brown on the upper body, and dusky diagonal lines on the...  Read more >

Vagabond butterflyfish

Vagabond butterflyfish
(Chaetodon vagabundus)

The Vagabond Butterflyfish has diagonal lines that cross its white body in two directions, and a black bar on its face and at the base of the dorsal. The rear part of the dorsal and anal fins are gold-yellow, edged with black. The tail is yellow...  Read more >