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Copperband Butterflyfish
Chelmon rostratus
The black "eye" spot near its tail is a trick — a predator may aim at the fake eye and lunge at the wrong end, giving the fish a head start to dart away in the other direction.
The real colors of this species — match them or invent your own.
Letter 8.5×11 · print at 100% · personal use
Size
20 cm
Depth
Unknown
Range
Pacific
Habitat
Coral reefs
IUCN
Least Concern
How to spot
Long, tweezer-like snout, and a round black false-eye spot on the rear of the dorsal fin that fools predators about which end is the head. Tall, coin-shaped body with copper stripes.
True colors
Silvery-white body crossed by four or five bright coppery-orange bands edged in thin black lines. A black band runs down through the eye, and there is a small black patch near the back of the top fin.
This species is one of nine in Mini Pack 03 · Angels & Butterflies —
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