Butterflyfishes

Red Sea Endemic Fishes & Red Sea forms

BUTTERFLYFISHES

Chaetodon austriacus : Exquisite Butterflyfish. Red Sea. A close relative, C.melapterus may be found in the southern Red Sea - it differs in having a black dorsal fin.

Chaetodon fasciatus: Striped Butterflyfish. Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Chaetodon mesoleucos: Paleface Butterflyfish. Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Chaetodon paucifasciatus: Crown Butterflyfish. Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Chaetodon semilarvatus: Masked Butterflyfish. Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Chaetodon larvatus: Orangeface Butterflyfish. Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Heniochus intermedius: Bannerfish. Red Sea.

SPECIES NOT SHOWN -

Chaetodon leucoplura: Southern Red Sea.

 

CARDINALFISHES

Apogon annularis: Ringtail Cardinalfish. Red Sea.

Apogon pselion: Cardinalfish. Reported only from Gulf of Aqaba. This photo was taken recently in the central Red Sea, near Jeddah.

Apogon zebrinus: Zebra Cardinalfish. Red Sea.

Rhabdamia nigrimentum: Blackchin Cardinalfish. Red Sea. (note - we believe this species name should be 'nigrimenta')

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