Eight-banded butterflyfish, Chaetodon octofasciatusWe took an underwater photography trip to the Philippines in December 2016. We returned in November 2024.
Butterflyfish look like smaller versions of angelfish. They are diurnal.
Eight-banded butterflyfish, Chaetodon octofasciatus
Baronessa butterflyfish, Chaetodon baronessa
Longnose butterfly fish, Forcipiger flavissimus
Big longnose butterflyfish, Forcipiger longirostris
Blacklip butterfly fish, Chaetodon kleinii
Yellowback butterfly fish, Chaetodon mertensii
Latticed butterfly fish, Chaetodon rafflesi
Spot-tail butterfly fish, Chaetodon ocellicaudus
Humphead bannerfish, Heniochus varius
Two-eyed coralfish, Coradion melanopus
Yellow-dotted butterflyfish, Chaetodon selene
Highfin coralfish, Coradion altivelis
Vagabond butterflyfish, Chaetodon vagadundus
Spot-banded butterflyfish, Chaetodon punctatofasciatus
Teardrop butterflyfish, Chaetodon unimaculatus
Longfin bannerfish, Heniochus acuminatus
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