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- EnglishName: Vagabond butterflyfish
- Local Name : Kokaa bibee
- Size : Max. 18 cm
- Family: CHAETODONTIDAE
- Order : Perciformes
- Distinctive Characters: Dorsal fin with 13 spines and 23-26 rays. Anal fin with 3 spines and 19-22 rays. Pectoral fin with 15-16 rays. Body depth 1.5 in standard length.
- Colour: Background colour white, and yellow posteriorly. Broad black band through eye, around posterior part of body and through the caudal fin. Two perpendicular series of thin grey lines on sides.
- Habitat and Biology: Seen solitary, in pairs or in aggregations in a variety of habitats but mainly rich coral reefs. Can be easily approached. Feeds on coral polyps and algae.
- Distribution: Indo-West Pacific.
- Remarks: Chaetodon vagabundus, while no means rare is not especially common in Maldives. This is one
of the easiest of the butterflyfishes to keep in aquarium.