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A nature’s real beauty, the golden
butterfly fish has about eight inches when he is matured. His
scientific name is Chaetodon semilarvatus, his color is yellow
and his interesting way of living in the water gives him the
name of “butterfly”. He lets the appearance of flying because he
jumps from the water in the air, a fact possible due to his wing
like pectoral which is also large. The capability of the golden
butterfly fish to jumping from the water helps him to feed
himself, the flying insects being part of his diet. He also eats
algae, dried foods and worms. The golden butterfly fish's larvae
is called tholichthys larvae and look like some little insects.
The eggs of this fish are developed free in the waters and
doesn't need the parents` care. When the larvae grow few
centimeters it transforms itself into an “almost adult”. From
the larvae's armored head project plates toward his back. The
golden butterfly fish has his back and his head flattened and
the dorsal fin is situated on the body's rear. On the pelvic
fins this fish has rays of an elongated shape that have the
function of the tactile receptors. There are some species of
golden butterfly fish where the young's color is different from
the parents` color. The adult is bright yellow colored with a
patch behind his eye. This patch has the dark blue-gray color.
His body has on its sides orange stripes with spaces between the
stripes, which make from the golden butterfly fish a very
beautiful and interesting one. In Egypt, you can see this fish
in the waters of the dive sites from the Red Sea's resort
beaches. Diving, you can discover not only the beautiful golden
butterfly fish but the entire fascinating marine universe.
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