Cross-hatch butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthurus). Pair of cross-hatch butterflyfish on a coral reef. This butterflyfish can reach up to 14 centimetres

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Cross-hatch butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthurus). Pair of cross-hatch butterflyfish on a coral reef. This butterflyfish can reach up to 14 centimetres in length and is found in the western Pacific. It feeds on creatures living in the seabed and algae. Photographed in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

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Photo credit: © GEORGETTE DOUWMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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