Two varieties for Identification

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Warren_L

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I've got a couple if anyone knows these guys. Both shots were taken in the northern part of the Red Sea last week near Hurghada.

This guy was shot on a shallow reef on a night dive, depth about 10m.
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These guys I believe are butterflies, but I am unable to identify the specific variety. This was taken on a shallow reef during the day, depth around 10m.
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First one is a striped catfish, Plotosus lineatus. For the second I would look at bluecheek butterflyfish, Chaetodon semilarvatus - often called the masked butterfyfish. My caution is because the body lines look a bit more irregular than I have seen before; it may be a Red Sea variation.
 

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