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 Gorgonia Beach (Egypt) © lesli
at Shaab Samadai (Egypt) © lesli
at Coraya Bay (Egypt) © lesli
at Gordon Reef (Egypt)
at Ras Um Sid (Egypt)
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