Free coloring pages / Saddleback Butterflyfish
Species No. 011
Saddleback Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ephippium
The big dark patch on its back looks like a saddle on a horse, which is how it got its name "ephippium," a word meaning saddle.
The real colors of this species — match them or invent your own.
Printable in Mini Pack 03 ($4.99) or the complete volume ($11.99)
Size
23 cm
Depth
0–40 m
Range
Indo-Pacific
Habitat
Coral reefs
IUCN
Least Concern
How to spot
A large black, white-rimmed "saddle" blotch high on the back below the dorsal fin. Adults also grow a thin thread-like filament trailing off the dorsal fin; young fish do not.
True colors
Silvery to pale grey with faint blue-grey stripes low on the sides. A white-edged black patch sits on the upper back like a saddle. Snout, chest, and parts of the fins and tail are bright yellow.
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