Chaetodon semilarvatus

 Click on the photos to see the high resolution images. Photos taken at "Water Inn" petshop by John Reclos /MCH - Jan. 2006

Chaetodon semilarvatus Cuvier 1831, the Golden or Blue-Mask Butterflyfish. Only found in the Red Sea south into the Gulf of Aden. To plate-size, nine inches or so. Omnivore that does eat coral polyps, soft and hard species.

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