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Somali Butterflyfish ( Chaetodon leucopleura)

Somali Butterflyfish – Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The Somali Butterflyfish ( Chaetodon leucopleura) is not a common fish on the Tanzanian coast. They are reportedly more common on the Kenyan and Somali coasts. APPEARANCE Somali Butterflyfish have a white...
Archer Butterflyfish ( Chaetodon bennetti) is also known as Bennetts Butterflyfish, the Bluelashed Butterflyfish and the Eclipse Butterflyfish

Archer Butterflyfish – Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The Archer Butterflyfish ( Chaetodon bennetti) is also known as Bennetts Butterflyfish, the Bluelashed Butterflyfish and the Eclipse Butterflyfish.  They are not a commonly seen species and are fairly rare ...
Masked Bannerfish (Heniochus monoceros) , is also known as the Masked coachman or Unicorn Pennant Coralfish

Masked Bannerfish – Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The Masked Bannerfish (Heniochus monoceros) , is also known as the Masked coachman or Unicorn Pennant Coralfish. They are not a commonly seen species and are fairly rare in Tanzanian waters. Bannerfish are ...
Lined Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lineolatus) is also known as the Line Butterflyfish, Lined Butterfly and New-moon Coralfish

Lined Butterflyfish – Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The Lined Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lineolatus) is also known as the Line Butterflyfish, Lined Butterfly and New-moon Coralfish .  They are the largest of the Butterflyfish and are widely distributed but are...
Raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula) is also known as the Lunula butterflyfish, Halfmoon butterflyfish and the Crescent-masked Butterflyfish

Raccoon Butterflyfish – Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The Raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula) is also known as the Lunula butterflyfish, Halfmoon butterflyfish and the Crescent-masked Butterflyfish.  They are common mainly on the shallower reefs on the co...
schooling bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes), also known as the false moorish idol

Schooling Bannerfish – Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The Schooling Bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes) , is also known as the coachman or pennant bannerfish. They are sometimes called the poor man's moorish idol by aquarists as they are more affordable than the...

African Butterflyfish – Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The African Butterflyfish Chaetodon dolosus is also known as the , Blackedged Butterflyfish.  Being primarily found quite deep they are not commonly seen on recreational dives although occasionally they do move...
Chevron Butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifascialis), also known as Triangulate Butterflyfish or V-lined Butterflyfish

Chevron Butterflyfish – Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The Chevron Butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifascialis) is also known as the Triangulate Butterflyfish, V-lined Butterflyfish and Acropora Butterflyfish. In terms of their diet they are the most highly specialis...
Longfin Bannerfish Heniochus acuminatus on Kankadya reef Tanzania

Longfin Bannerfish – Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The Longfin Bannerfish Heniochus acuminatus, is also known as the Coachman or Pennant bannerfish and is sometimes called the poor man's moorish idol by aquarists as they are more affordable. They are close re...
Seychelles Butterflyfish, Chaetodon madagaskariensis is also known as the Indian Ocean Chevron Butterflyfish, Madagascar Butterflyfish and Pearly Butterflyfish

Seychelles Butterflyfish Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The Seychelles Butterflyfish, Chaetodon madagaskariensis is also known as the Indian Ocean Chevron Butterflyfish, Madagascar Butterflyfish and Pearly Butterflyfish. They are fairly rare on the East African ...

Copperband Butterflyfish

Hannah Jane
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A copperband butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus) hides under an overhang at night, sleeping upside down. Many reef fish particularly the angels and butterflyfish seem quite at home upside down under a ledge o...

Melon Butterflyfish

Ulric Charteris
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A melon butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifasciatus) on a reef off the coast of Dar es Salaam. Melon butterflyfish are found in the Indian Ocean from East Africa to Western Java. The monogamous adults usually swi...
Peppered Butterfly Fish

Butterflyfish

Alan Sutton
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The butterflyfish are species of marine fish of the family, Chaetodontidae, found in tropical and subtropical waters, typically around coral reefs although some inhabit rocky reefs. A few species inhabit slight...
Melon Butterflyfish (Chaetodon Trifaciatus)

Melon Butterflyfish-Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The Melon Butterflyfish (Chaetodon Trifaciatus) is a common fish on the Tanzanian reefs, being the one of the most commonly seen butterflyfish. They are invariably seen in pairs, forming monogamous partners...
peppered butterflyfish, Chaetodon guttatissimus also known as the spotted butterflyfish, pebbled butterflyfish and as the gorgeous gussy

Peppered Butterflyfish Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The peppered butterfly fish, Chaetodon guttatissimus is also known as the spotted butterfly fish, pebbled butterfly fish and as the gorgeous gussy' They are a fairly common butterfly fish on the reefs in Ta...