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There are many different butterflyfishes although  I choosed the auriga butterflyfish!

or "Chaetodon auriga" that´s it´s called scientifically.

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http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productdetail.asp?did=1&cid=26&pid=445

Did you know that according to nationalgeographic.com the "butterflyfish are a common site near coral reefs, which they peck with their protruding snouts searching for polyps, worms, and other small invertebrates."

picture taken from:http://www.printreegallery.com/images/M/MEZ-D10-Threadfin_butterflyfish-Chaetodon_auriga-3.jpg

The auriga butterflyfish has about 113 other species that share the name butterflyfish. It also has a great number of names;

Auriga Butterflyfish   Threadfin Butterflyfish    Threadfin Coralfish  Cross-stripe Butterfly  Whip Butterflyfish

and the scientific name:

Chaetodon auriga

Also the hawaiian names:

La-u ha-u and Ki-ka ka-pu

Here are some different butterflyfishes;

all this pictures were taken from google pictures : search -> butterflyfish