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Chaetodon sedentarius - Reef Butterflyfish
| The reef butterflyfish is yellow with a whitish underside and a yellowish tail. It has two distinctive black bars that run vertically up and down its body. One is a thin bar through the eye and the other is a thick bar that stretches from the end of the dorsal fin to the tip of the anal fins. It is usually found between 3 and 4 inches, but can grow to 6 inches. Reef butterflyfish feed on worms, coral polyps, and other invertebrates and are found on coral reefs from 20 to 120 feet deep.
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| Distribution, Stock Structure and Migration |
| Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to northern South America, including the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
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| Habitat |
| Inhabits coral reefs.
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| Diet |
| Prefer to feed on eggs of Abudefduf saxatilis but also on polychaete worms, shrimps, amphipods and hydroids.
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| Quick Fact |
| Reef butterflyfish are usually found in pairs around coral reefs.
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