Chevron Butterflyfish and Similar Species
Chaetodon trifascialis
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Raccoon Butterflyfish
Chaetodon lunula
Key differences: Has a broad black band over the head and eye, followed by a white band, and a dark blotch on the caudal peduncle. Lacks the chevron body pattern of C. trifascialis.
Threadfin Butterflyfish
Chaetodon auriga
Key differences: Features a black spot on the soft dorsal fin and a filamentous extension of the dorsal fin. Body coloration is different, with diagonal lines rather than chevrons.
Ornate Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ornatissimus
Key differences: Has prominent orange-yellow diagonal bands on a white body, lacking the chevron pattern and black eye bar of C. trifascialis.
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