The side of the body of the Forked Butterflyfish is flat and high. The kiss is short. The body is weakly lamellar and the lateral line is incomplete. There is a black horizontal band on the head, and there are many brown vertical stripes along the body side. There are often bifurcations at the back of the stripes, and the edges of the dorsal and anal fins are black.
Lives in coral reefs. Body length 130-150 mm, more common.
Widely distributed in the warm waters of the tropical Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. Our country is found in the South China Sea.
