Butterflyfish

Today, butterflyfish are seen as beautiful reef fish both in the wild and in the aquarium. However, the first humans who set eyes on them were far more interested in how good they were to eat.

Butterflyfish are still caught for eating today, but only on a local basis and the numbers are small. Outside their home waters butterflyfish are popular not as food fish, but as aquarium fish. Their dazzling colors and