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ミナミハタタテダイの写真
Threeband pennantfish

Japanese name: ミナミハタタテダイ
Scientific name: Heniochus chrysostomus

Characteristics

A member of the bannerfish group. The Japanese name Minami means "south."

The scientific name chrysostomus means "golden fragment," referring to the yellow coloring near the mouth.

Juveniles display an eyespot near the anal fin that disappears as the fish matures into adulthood.

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