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Scrawled butterflyfish

Chaetodon meyeri

Scrawled butterflyfish

Distribution: from East Africa to South Japan, Marshall Islands, Kiribati and the Great Barrier Reef.

Sometimes confused with Chaetodon ornatissimus.

Spots where Chaetodon meyeri has been spotted by snorkelers

Chaetodon meyeri snorkeling pictures

at Embudu (Male Atolls)
© manceau

at Wakatobi Dive Resort (Indonesia)
© nst56

at Lagon de Trou d’Eau (Réunion Island)

at Biyadhoo (Male Atolls)
© chris-burton

at Vilamendhoo (Ari Atoll)
© dominique

at Lagon de Saint-Pierre (Réunion Island)

at Blue Bay (Mauritius)
© andrew

at Baie Lazare (Mahé)

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