Vagabond Butterflyfish

Chaetodon vagabundus

Bislamabataflaefis— names this kind of animal, not this species alone

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Habitat: Reef
Max size: 23 cm
Depth: 0-30 m
Family: Chaetodontidae

The vagabond butterflyfish, also known as the crisscross butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Easily confused with

Side by side, with what tells them apart.

Both are white with two sets of crossing diagonal lines and a black bar through the eye. Threadfin Butterflyfish has a black spot at the rear of the dorsal fin with a trailing filament behind it, and bright yellow rear fins. Vagabond Butterflyfish has no filament and, as an adult, no dorsal spot: a black band runs across the base of the tail instead, and a second one across the middle of the tail fin.

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