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ヤスジチョウチョウウオの写真
Eightband butterflyfish

Japanese name: ヤスジチョウチョウウオ
Scientific name: Chaetodon octofasciatus

Characteristics

Named Yasuji (eight stripes) in Japanese because the body has eight distinct stripes.

It feeds on coral polyps, making it a difficult species to keep in captivity.

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