In the International Year of the Coral Reef (2008), you have the opportunity to help celebrate and record Fiji’s amazing coral reef biodiversity, show you care about our world’s delicate coral reef systems, and have fun, by taking part in a week-long hunt for the Great Fiji Butterflyfish! Easy to do, this is suitable for visitors and locals alike, whether you are a snorkeler, SCUBA diver or Glass-bottom boat passenger. We hope that tourists, school children, scientists and all people with an interest in the marine environment will take to the reefs with us to search for Butterflyfish. Double Saddled Butterflyfish, FijiThe Great Fiji Butterflyfish Count will be held around Fiji from the 2nd to the 8th November 2008. You can do a single count during that week, or take place as many times as you like during that week, so that you cover different reefs. All data will be gratefully accepted! So, grab your Great Fiji Butterflyfish Count slate from participating resorts and dive operators, put on your snorkel and mask and dive into the beautiful blue waters of Fiji, to be a part of history!

1. Butterflyfish of Fiji Biology and Identification Flash Cards Photos by Stuart Gow, Resort Support, except where stated Paintings from “Reef Fish of the World” Ewald Lieske & Robert Myers, ISBN 962-593-140-6 Adapted by Helen Sykes, www.marineecologyfiji.com

3. Butterflyfish Species There are 116 species across the globe, including their close cousins the Bannerfish. 90% of butterflyfish species are found in the Indo-Pacific, and in Fiji at least 27 species of Butterflyfish and 6 Bannerfish can be found.

8. 1. Vagabond butterfly Chaetodon vagabundus Common White body Yellow tail and fins Hatched lines on body Three thick black bars through eye, on tail, and base of tail

9. 2. Threadfin butterfly Chaetodon auriga Limited range White body Yellow tail and back fin Black spot and long end on back fin. Thick black bar through eye.

10. 3. Chevroned butterfly Chaetodon trifascialis Limited range White body Orange fins Black tail Long body with V shaped lines Thick black bar through eye

11. 4. Lined butterfly Chaetodon lineolatus Limited range Photo by Cook, D.C. Fishbase White body Yellow tail and fins Vertical body lines Thick black bar along back and base of tail Thick black bar through eye

12. 5 . Spot-nape butterfly Chaetodon oxycephalus Unusual Photo by Randall, J.E. Fishbase White body Yellow tail and fins Vertical body lines Thick black bar along back and base of tail Black bar through eye broken into a bar and a forehead spot

13. 6. Blackbacked butterfly Chaetodon melannotus Common White body Yellow face, tail and fins Diagonal body lines Black shading along back Black bar through eye

14. 7. Double-saddled butterfly Chaetodon ulietensis Common White body Yellow tail and fins Vertical body lines Black bar through eye Two wide black bands on body Black spot at base of tail

15. 8. Teardrop butterfly Chaetodon unimaculatus Limited range White body Yellow tail and fins Thick black bar through eye and thinner one on tail Upside down black teardrop spot on side

16. 9. Dot & dash butterfly Chaetodon pelewensis Common Cream body Brown diagonal lines and rows of spots on body Orange tail

17. 10. Triangle butterfly Chaetodon baronessa Common Greyish-yellow triangular body Yellow and brown bars through eye

18. 11. Merten's butterfly Chaetodon mertensii Common White body Orange tail and back of body V shaped black lines on body Thin black bar through eye

19. 12. Ornate butterfly Chaetodon ornatissimus Limited range White oval shaped body Thick yellow lines on body Black bars through eye

20. 13. Bennett’s butterfly Chaetodon bennetti Limited range All-yellow body, tail and fins Black spot with blue edge on body Two curved blue lines on body Light black bar though eye

21. 14. Bluespot butterfly Chaetodon plebeius Limited range All-yellow body, tail and fins Long blue blotch on body Black spot at base of tail Light black bar though eye

22. 15. Redfin butterfly Chaetodon lunulatus Common Pale yellow/orange oval body Bluish diagonal lines on body Red bottom fin Black bar through eye

23. 16. Latticed butterfly Chaetodon rafflessi Common All-yellow body, tail and fins Criss-cross lines on body Thick black bar through eye and on tail Small blue mark on forehead

24. 17. Dotted butterfly Chaetodon semeion Unusual Photos by Tanaka, H. and Randall, J.E. Fishbase All-yellow body, tail and fins Horizontal lines of dots on body Thick black bar through eye and on fins Small blue mark on forehead Sometimes shows large fuzzy black blotch on body

25. 18. Speckled butterfly Chaetodon citrinellus Common Pale cream body Grey speckles on body Black bar through eye

26. 19. Forceps butterfly Forcipiger flavissimus Common Yellow body Black forehead White face Black spot below tail Nose length tip-to-eye is same as face length eye-to-side-fin

27. 20. Long-nose butterfly Forcipiger longirostris Limited range Photo by Randall, J.E. Fishbase Yellow body Black forehead White face Black spot below tail Nose length tip-to-eye is longer than face length eye-to-side-fin

28. 21. Saddled butterfly Chaetodon ephippium Limited range Pale grey/green body Large black white-edged spot on back quarter Orange chin

29. 22. Raccoon butterfly Chaetodon lunula Limited range All-yellow body, tail and fins Black and white mask Curved black bar behind face Black spot at base of tail

30. 23. Fourspot butterfly Chaetodon quadrimaculatus Unusual Photo by Randall, J.E. Fishbase All-yellow body, tail and fins Black shading on back with two white spots on each side of back Wide white bar near eye, and pale black bar through eye

31. 24. Klein's butterfly Chaetodon kleinii Common Orange body tail and fins Hazy light band on body White face with black bar through eye

32. 25. Reticulated butterfly Chaetodon reticulatus Limited range Black body and bottom fin Pale grey top fin and band behind head Creamy yellow spots on body Black bar through eye Yellow side fins

33. 26. Black butterfly Chaetodon flavirostris Unusual Photo by Randall, J.E. Fishbase Black body Gold tail and fins Gold wedge on back Grey face with orange nose

34. 27. Pyramid butterfly H emitaurichthys polylepsis Limited range White body and tail Orange markings forming triangle on body Dark brown face Found in schools, usually in deep water