Scientific Name
Chaetodon pelewensis
Common Name
Sunset butterflyfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 13 - 14;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 22-25;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 17 - 18. Body is pale tan with oblique rows of black spots, becoming solid bands on the upper half of the body. A dark-edged orange bar runs vertically on the head through the eye. Orange caudal peduncle (Ref. 48636).