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| Identification
marks: Butterfly -
fish can grow as long as 25 cm. The body is extremely
flat and very high, the head relatively small. The
tapering snout is ending in a small mouth. The first back
- fins are connected with outcutted membranes. The chest
- fins are always colourless and transparent. The name
butterfly - fish comes from the magnificent colours. Way of life: Due to their flat body they can manoeuvre skilfully, through narrow clefts, so they fit to the life in the coral reef. Food: Plankton, coral polyps, cancer, worms, tentacles, fisheggs, algae. |
