Which one of the butterfly fish did you see in the email that you recieved? – You may get into doubt of the direction of the stripes or if it had a mark or not.
it can be difficult to tell which butterfly fish you have seen, after the snorkeling trip – taking a snapshot helps remembering the details.
If you come to this page from the question in the email, then you may have to revert back to the email to compare… – Imagine if you had hours in between your observation and your chance to look up the fish in a book. You would have forgotten a lot of the details…
It is called Exquisite butterflyfish Chaetodon austriacus, and is a common species at the reefs in the Red Sea. – But so are the others …