Common name of Chaetodon auriga
 
Common name 荷包魚
Language Cantonese
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Hong Kong
Locality Artificial reefs in Hong Kong.
Ref. Wilson, K.D.P., 2003
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'ho bao', i.e. 'purse'; 'yu', i.e. 'fish'. 'ho baau yu' is the general term of most of the members in Chaetodontidae.
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