Bluestripe Butterflyfish

A Bluestripe Butterflyfish probes for food in the neighborhood of a Collector Urchin.

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restlessjo March 14, 2022 at 10:08 pm

What a little beauty!

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Graham Post authorMarch 15, 2022 at 6:14 pm

They are pretty little fish.

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bushboy March 14, 2022 at 11:46 am

Is that an urchin who may be in trouble?

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Graham Post authorMarch 14, 2022 at 8:17 pm

Not from this fish, though others might try to turn it into lunch.

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1. bushboy March 14, 2022 at 9:51 pm
  
  I hope a Parrot Fish didn’t see the Butterfly fish looking 😂
  
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  1. Graham Post authorMarch 15, 2022 at 6:13 pm
    
    Who knows? There’s no shortage of the urchins though.
    
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    1. bushboy March 15, 2022 at 6:51 pm
      
      That’s not good for coral reefs
      
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      1. Graham Post authorMarch 15, 2022 at 8:23 pm
        
        No, it’s not, but that might be the least of the reefs’ problems.
        
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      2. bushboy March 15, 2022 at 8:31 pm
        
        Some parts here have an urchin problem probably from over fishing
        
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      3. Graham Post authorMarch 15, 2022 at 8:50 pm
        
        That’s true here, too. That’s what happens when things get out of balance.
        
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