Threadfin Butterflyfish, Bluestriped Sabretooth Blenny and a Blotcheye Soldierfish on a coral reef in the Maldives

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TheThreadfin butterflyfish, Chaetodon auriga, is a species of butterflyfish that is found in the Indo-Pacific region, from the Red Sea and eastern Africa (south to Mossel Bay, South Africa) to the Hawaiian, Marquesas and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island and Rapa Iti, at depths of 1–35 metres (3–115 ft). It is up to 23 centimetres (9 in) long. Its body is white with `chevron' markings on the side. Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos, commonly called the bluestriped fangblenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian ocean. This species reaches a length of 12 centimetres ( in) It is also known as the bluestriped blenny, bluestriped sabretooth blenny, blunt-nose blenny, cleaner mimic, tube-worm blenny or the two-stripe blenny. Myripristis berndti, the Blotcheye soldierfish, is a species of soldierfish belonging to the family Holocentridae. This species is nocturnal, hence its large eyes and red colour, which renders it almost invisible in the dark. It can be found on tropical reefs hiding in caves or under ledges, at depths of from 1 to 50 metres

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Location: Cocoa Island Makunufushi South Malé Atoll Republic of Maldives
Photo credit: © Niall Ferguson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: auriga, berebedhi, bibee, blenny, blotcheye, bluestriped, butterflyfish, chaetodon, coral, dhanbodu, fansooru, fish, indian, maldives, marine, mas, murdjan, myripristis, naruvaa, ocean, plagiotremus, reef, rhinorhynchos, sabretooth, soldierfish, threadfin, tropical, underwater, wildlife