Blueblotch butterflyfish

phylum	Chordata	Chaetodon plebeius, the blueblotch butterflyfish, bluespot butterflyfish, bluedash butterflyfish or grey-blotched butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Chaetodon plebeius has a bright yellow body which is marked with a large horizontal, elongated blue patch on the flanks above the midline. There is a black spot with bluish white margins on the caudal peduncle and a vertical black band which also has bluish white margins running through the eye. The dorsal, anal, pelvic and caudal fins are brilliant yellow. The juveniles lack the blue patch on the flanks. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Butterflyfish
class	Actinopterygii
order	Perciformes
family	Chaetodontidae
genus	Chaetodon
species	C. plebeius

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