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Family Chaetodontidae

Butterflyfishes

  

Tinker's Butterflyfish, Lanai, 130 feet

Tinker's Butterflyfish, juvenile, Lanai, 130 feet

Tinker's Butterflyfish, Mokapu Pinnacle, 140 feet

 

Scientific name Chaetodon tinkeri Schultz, 1951
Common name TINKER'S BUTTERFLYFISH
Habitat Rocky outcrops and current-swept ledges with Black Corals
Depth Usually deeper than 100 feet
Diet Benthic invertebrates and zooplankton
Size 7 inches
Abundance Rare at recreational scuba depths;  common deeper than 200 feet
Distribution Hawaii and the Marshall Islands
Notes Often found as pairs or small groups and curious around divers
Related species Chaetodon flavocoronatus

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