Quiet Ocean · Plate 5 of 45
Copperband butterflyfish color reference
Chelmon rostratus
The copperband butterflyfish lives on reefs in the western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean. Its long, thin snout lets it pick small animals out of cracks in the coral. A dark eyespot near the tail may help to confuse predators about which end is the head.
Colors to reach for
Color the body pearly white with copper-orange vertical bands edged in black, and paint the eyespot black with a thin pale ring around it.
- copper orange
- black
- white
- yellow
- silver
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