Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Description
- 📏 up to 15 cm
- 🌊 lagoons, slopes
The Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish is white, with two large dark saddles. Its species name, ulietensis, comes from Uliétéa, the old name of Raiatea, in the Society Islands.
Did you know?
Its scientific name « ulietensis » recalls Raiatea (Uliétéa): the species was indeed described from specimens from the Society Islands.
Source: Scientific name (etymology)
Tahitian names: TAXREF (INPN/MNHN) – Society Islands. French name: Papillon à deux selles.
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