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Indian Vagabond Butterflyfish

ඉන්දියානු සමනල මාළුවා இந்திய வண்ணத்துப்பூச்சி மீன்

Chaetodon decussatus

Least concern

Indian Vagabond Butterflyfish
Bernard E. Picton BernardP · CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

The Indian vagabond butterflyfish, also known as the blackened butterflyfish or black-finned vagabond, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, from the Maldives via India, Sri Lanka and the Andaman Sea to the westernmost portion of the Indonesian archipelago.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Indian vagabond butterflyfish — CC BY-SA 4.0
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