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Chaetodon falcula

Bloch, 1795

Blackwedged Butterflyfish

Also known as: Double-Saddle Butterflyfish, Double-Saddled Butterflyfish, Indian Double-Saddle Butterflyfish, Pigface Coralfish, Saddleback Butterflyfish, Sickle Butterflyfish

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Chaetodontidae

Where to find it

rare

Maldives

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