Philippine Butterflyfish, Chaetodon adiergastos Seale 1910

Other Names: Bantayan Butterflyfish, Eye-patch Butterflyfish, Panda Butterflyfish

A Philippine Butterflyfish, Chaetodon adiergastos, at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. Source: Ian V. Shaw / Reef Life Survey. License: CC by Attribution

Summary:

Body white with fine brownish diagonal stripes on sides, dorsal, caudal and anal fins yellow with brown margins, pelvic fins yellow, a large black oval patch surrounding the eye, and a black spot on the forehead.

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Dianne J. Bray, Chaetodon adiergastos in Fishes of Australia, accessed 03 Jul 2022, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2372

Philippine Butterflyfish, Chaetodon adiergastos Seale 1910

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Distribution	Known in Australia from Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, to Darwin, Northern Territory; also at the Australian territories of Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) islands in the Indian Ocean. Found elsewhere in the tropical Western Pacific.
Species Citation	Chaetodon adiergastos Seale, 1910, Philippine J. Sci. 5(2): 116. Type locality: Bantayan Island, Philippines
Author	Dianne J. Bray

Philippine Butterflyfish, Chaetodon adiergastos Seale 1910

References

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