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Chaetodon
lineolatus
Cuvier, 1831
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| Hawaiian Name:
Kikakapu Common Name: Lined Butterflyfish Distribution: Throughout the Indo-Pacific |
| Remarks: Largest of the butterflyfishes, this species attains a length of 12 inches or more. It is common in some areas, such as calm coral reefs in bays, but is seldom seen on the open reefs. |
| Photo © 1997 by Richard L. Pyle This page last revised 12 June 1997 |