Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Atoll Butterflyfish
Atoll Butterflyfish
Scientific Name: Chaetodon mertensii
Family: Chaetodontidae
Category: Butterflyfishes
Also known as: Mertens' Butterflyfish
Size: Up to 5 in. (13 cm)  
Depth: 30-300 ft. (10-90 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Fiji

Disk & Large Oval
Butterflyfishes

Atoll Butterflyfish

Meyer's Butterflyfish

Meyer's Butterflyfish (Juvenile)

Milletseed Butterflyfish

Multiband Butterflyfish

Spotfin Butterflyfish

Eight-Banded Butterflyfish

Eight-Banded Butterflyfish (White Variation)

Ornate Butterflyfish

Spot-Nape Butterflyfish

Dot-Dash Butterflyfish

Blue-Spot Butterflyfish

Spot-Banded Butterflyfish

Fourspot Butterflyfish

Latticed Butterflyfish

Reticulated Butterflyfish

Reef Butterflyfish

Dotted butterflyfish

Ovalspot Butterflyfish

Banded Butterflyfish

Chevroned Butterflyfish

Pacific Double-Saddle Butterflyfish

Teardrop Butterflyfish

Vagabond Butterflyfish

Crosshatch Butterflyfish

Orange-Banded Coralfish

Two-Eyed Coralfish

Longnose Butterflyfish

Big Longnose Butterflyfish

Big Longnose Butterflyfish (Dark Form)

Pyramid Butterflyfish

Pennant Bannerfish

Schooling Bannerfish

Masked Bannerfish

Singular Bannerfish

Humphead Bannerfish

Blacknosed Butterflyfish

Longsnout Butterflyfish

Panda Butterflyfish

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Eastern Triangular Butterflyfish

Eclipse Butterflyfish

Foureye Butterflyfish

Speckled Butterflyfish

Saddled Butterflyfish

Black Butterflyfish

Bluestripe Butterflyfish

Threebanded Butterflyfish

Blacklip Butterflyfish

Raccoon Butterflyfish

Redfin Butterflyfish

Black-Backed Butterflyfish



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