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Easter Island Butterflyfish

Chaetodon litus

Classification

The Easter Island butterflyfish (Chaetodon litus) or white-tip butterflyfish, is a species of subtropical fish in the family Chaetodontidae. It is endemic to the seas around Easter Island, 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi) off the coast of mainland Chile. Description Butterflyfish have deep, laterally flattened bodies, a slightly upturned snout, uninterrupted dorsal fins and unforked, broadly wedge-shaped tail fins with flat ends.

Distribution

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