The Vagabond Butterflyfish has a white body with two sets of thin dark lines perpendicular to each other. One set of lines is on the front on the body and slope upwards from the head and pectoral fin towards the dorsal fin; the other set of lines slopes downwards from the centre of the body. There is a black band through the eye, and thin yellow lines between the eyes and on the forehead. ... source: OZ Animals
| Tropical fish sightings on the Far South Coast NSW | |
| Land / Aquatic: | Aquatic |
| General comments: | Nelson's Lake |
| Common / Alternate Name: | Vagabond Butterflyfish |
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| Range: | 634.450 |
| Description: | Squarish butterflyfish with thin black stripes forming chevrons across white sides of body, black vertical bar through eye and another at rear of body, and orange dorsal, anal and tail fins. |
| Threats: | Overharvesting for aquarium trade |
| Frequency: | 3.020 |
| Abundance: | 2.013 |
| IUCN_Threat_status: | Least Concern |
| Invasive: | Not known to be invasive |
| Common_Name: | Vagabond butterflyfish; |
| Behaviour: | Generally occurs in pairs, which move slowly over the reef within small territories picking at small invertebrates. |
| Diet: | Carnivore |
| Accepted name | Source |
|---|---|
| Chaetodon vagabundus |
| Common name | Source |
|---|---|
| Vagabond Butterflyfish | |
| Criss-cross Butterfly-fish | |
| Vagabond Butterfly-fish | |
| Butterfly Fish | |
| Vagabond Coralfish | |
| Vagabond's Butterflyfish |
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