Chaetodon kleinii, 10.4 cm SL (photo by Ukkrit Satapoomin)
Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790 Klein's Butterflyfish
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D XIII-XIV, 20-23; A III, 17-20; P1 13-15; LLp 29-39; LR 33-41.
Snout short, predorsal contour straight. Lateral line incomplete. Caudal fin truncate to slightly rounded. Color: 2 broad whitish bars, one behind eye and the other across middle of body, separated by brown bar; yellowish brown on posterior half of body; a black bar through eye, united on chest and continuing to or near pelvic fin insertion; pelvic fins black; caudal fin yellowish with clear posterior margin. Size: maximum length about 14 cm. Distribution: Indo-Pacific, from East Africa and Red Sea to Hawaiian Islands and Samoa. Remarks: inhabits coral reefs and rocky reefs at depths of 10-40 m. Omnivorous.
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