Blacknosed Butterflyfish
Johnrandallia nigrirostris
Summary 2
Johnrandallia nigrirostris, the blacknosed butterflyfish or barberfish (from th Spanish names, El Barbero or Mariposa Barbero, "the barber" or "butterfly barber"), is a species of fish in the family Chaetodontidae, the butterfly fishes. It is found in the East Pacific, and it sometimes acts as a cleaner fish. It is the only member of the genus Johnrandallia, named after the ichthyologist John E. Randall, but in the past it was commonly placed in Chaetodon.
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