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Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
Scientific name: Chaetodon unimaculatus

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: Teardrop Butterflyfish
Locations: Hawaii, Indo-Pacific
Group: Marine LifeFishButterflyfishes

At night, the teardrop turns into an eyespot.

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Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon unimaculatus (Teardrop Butterflyfish)
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