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Chaetodon ocellicaudus (Spot-Tail Butterflyfish)
Scientific name: Chaetodon ocellicaudus

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Chordata → Subphylum Vertebrata → Infraphylum Gnathostomata → Parvphylum Osteichthyes → Gigaclass Actinopterygii → Class Actinopteri → Subclass Teleostei → Order Acanthuriformes → Family Chaetodontidae → Genus Chaetodon

Common name: Spot-Tail Butterflyfish
Locations: Indo-Pacific
Group: Marine LifeFishButterflyfishes

Similar to Chaetodon melannotus, which has black all the way across the top of the tail.

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Chaetodon ocellicaudus (Spot-Tail Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon ocellicaudus (Spot-Tail Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon ocellicaudus (Spot-Tail Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon ocellicaudus (Spot-Tail Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon ocellicaudus (Spot-Tail Butterflyfish)
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