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A historic collection of 457 Qatar postage stamps
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Year: 1965
Threadfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga)- 5 rupee
The threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga) is a species of butterflyfish, which are tropical marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.Chaetodon auriga is up to 23 centimetres (9 in) long. Its body is white with "chevron" markings on the side. The rear edge of the dorsal fin has a prominent black spot with a trailing filament behind it, and a black vertical band runs through the eye. The fish also has a belly patch of descending oblique dark lines and bright yellow fins. Two subspecies are sometimes recognised: Chaetodon auriga auriga occurs in the Red Sea and lacks the dorsal eyespot; Chaetodon auriga setifer is the spotted population occurring outside the Red Sea.
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Saddle Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium)- 10 rupee
Threadfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga)- 5 rupee
Orangespine Unicornfish (Naso lituratus)- 4 rupee
Paradise Fish (Macropodus opercularis) - 3 rupee
Mustard Guttatus Tang (Acanthurus guttatus) - 2 rupee
Texas Cichlid (Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum) - 1 rupee
Yellow-spotted Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus)- 75 naye paise
Harlequin Sweetlips (Plectorhynchus chaetodonoides) - juveni- 50 naye paise
Convict Cichlid (Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum)- 40 naye paise
Texas Cichlid (Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum) - 30 naye paise
Mustard Guttatus Tang (Acanthurus guttatus) - 20 naye paise
Paradise Fish (Macropodus opercularis) - 15 naye paise
Orangespine Unicornfish (Naso lituratus)- 5 naye paise
Threadfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga)- 4 naye paise
Saddle Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium)- 3 naye paise
Harlequin Sweetlips (Plectorhynchus chaetodonoides) - juveni - 2 naye paise
