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Eclipse (also Bennetts) Butterflyfish

Yellow body with a large blue-lined black spot on a darker patch on the top of the side. Two bluish white lines run along the body from the pectoral fin and a blue-edged vertical dark stripe runs through the eye.

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Dusky Butterflyfish

Dark brown body colour with a broadening yellow margin running from the front of the dorsal to the anus. Broadest at the tail with a brown strip running through it. Orange snout.

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Double Saddle Butterflyfish

Thin vertical black lines over a white body with two dark patches that extend over the back and half way down. A very distinct black spot on the caudal peduncle, and a dark vertical line through the eye.

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Double Saddle Butterflyfish

Thin vertical black lines over a white body with two dark patches that extend over the back and half way down. A very distinct black spot on the caudal peduncle, and a dark vertical line through the eye.

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Blackbacked Butterflyfish

So called as the diagonal lines merge into a solid dark patch at the top of the back and fade to dots at the bottom; a black band runs through the eye on the face.

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Blackbacked Butterflyfish

So called as the diagonal lines merge into a solid dark patch at the top of the back and fade to dots at the bottom; a black band runs through the eye on the face.

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Horned Bannerfish

Similar in shape to other bannerfish, but differentiated by a ‘horn’ or even horns created by a sickle shaped notch in the forehead.

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Horned Bannerfish

Similar in shape to other bannerfish, but differentiated by a ‘horn’ or even horns created by a sickle shaped notch in the forehead.

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Ornate Butterflyfish

Diagonal yellow bands on a silver body tinged with blue. Two black vertical bands on the face, one across the eye, blue patches. Quite a pretty face – even for a fish!

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