Blackfin butterflyfish
Distribution: endemic to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Common for example in Egypt and Jordan.
May be confused with Chaetodon melapterus, Chaetodon trifasciatus and Chaetodon lunulatus.
at Gordon Reef (Egypt)
at Ras Um Sid (Egypt)
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