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Chaetodon pelewensis also known as the dot dash butterflyfish, Spotbanded Butterflyfish, Punctato Butterflyfish, or Spot-band Butterflyfish is a fish species native to Indonesia and has a yellow-tan body. When it matures it becomes yellow dorsally with about seven vertical dark stripes on the upper half of the body, with rows of dark spots below. They can grow anywhere from 5-12 inches.

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1. (c) John Sear, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John Sear
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaetodon_pelewensis

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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
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