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Chaetodon adiergastos
Is a butterfly fish with a maximum length of 20 cm (nearly 8 in). The body is white with diagonal brown stripes on the sides. The dorsal, caudal, anal and pelvic fins are yellow. There are rounded broad black bands on the face, covering the eye, but not continuous from one side of the body to the other but with a separate black spot centered on the forehead.
It is found in the western Pacific, from the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan to Java and northwestern Australia. The Philippine Butterflyfish is found in coral reefs at depths of 3-25 m and occurs in pairs or groups, usually near soft coral. Juveniles are solitary and found on shallow protected reefs or in estuaries.
In Apo Island.
Spotted on Oct 2, 2012
Submitted on Nov 6, 2012
2 Comments
Hi Karen! Yes, it was in Apo Island! At some point I have to add the dive sites in all the spottings :-)
Looks like a painting- the colors! Taken at Apo, by any chance?