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White Collar Butterflyfish - Chaetodon collare The White Collar Butterflyfish - Chaetodon collare is also known as Red-Tailed Butterflyfish. It is dark gray overall with pale scale centers and red tail; white "collar" marking behind eye. Often in pairs but may form large aggregations. Butterflyfish,Chaetodon collare,Fall,Fish,Geotagged,Maldives,Male,Red-tailed butterflyfish,White Collar Butterflyfish Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

White Collar Butterflyfish - Chaetodon collare

The White Collar Butterflyfish - Chaetodon collare is also known as Red-Tailed Butterflyfish. It is dark gray overall with pale scale centers and red tail; white "collar" marking behind eye. Often in pairs but may form large aggregations.

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The Red-tailed butterflyfish

The red-tailed butterflyfish or redtail butterflyfish , also known as the Pakistani butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish .

It can be found in reefs of the Indo-west Pacific region: from the Persian Gulf and Maldives to Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia. It usually swims at depths of between 3 and 15 m.

It can grow to 18 cm in length. The red-tailed butterflyfish is brown to black, with lighter scales giving it a spotted appearance. It has a prominent, vertical white.. more

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Similar species: Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Aug 2, 2017. Captured Nov 19, 2014 10:35 in Uraha, Nikagas Magu, Malé 20173, Maldives.
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  • DSC-RX100
  • f/1.8
  • 1/100s
  • ISO320
  • 10.4mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.