Raccoon Butterfly Region Differences

[iReefer12]

Is there any difference between the Racoon Butterflys collected from Fiji and the Racoon Butterflys collected in Indo?

I know some fish have color variances and or temperament differences depending on the region collected.

 

[Minifoot77]

I got one you can have he has a large appetite for hammer corals

 

[Minifoot77]

No idea where he is from

 

[iReefer12]

Haha never trust a butterfly with LPS

 

[Steve and his Animals]

The only difference between raccoons is between the Red Sea and the rest of the Pacific, but that's not regional variation that's two distinct species, Chaetodon lunula vs. Chaetodon fasciatus. Left is lunula, right is fasciatus.

The only reason you should be concerned about collection locale in fish that don't have regional differences is collection practices. Specifically, you want to avoid areas that are notorious for poor practices like cyanide fishing. That being said, "Indo" usually means Indonesia, which is a country covering a wide area with multiple islands. Fiji is famous for it's historically high quality fish and corals, but in recent years I don't see much difference in the fish I get from there vs. other commonly-collected-in parts of the Indo-Pacific.

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Here's a good article from Jay Hemdal about different collection areas.

 

[iReefer12]

Thanks Steve! I had no idea there were 2 different species! Really helpful!