Chaetodon

Taxonavigation Kingdom: Animalia Sub Kingdom: Eumetazoa Super Phylum: Bilateria:Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Sub Phylum: Vertebrata Super Class: Osteichthyes Class: Actinopterygii Sub-Class: Neopterygii Infra Class: Teleostei Super Order: Acanthopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Chaetodontidae Genus: Chaetodon Species: C. adiergastos - C. assarius - C. aureofasciatus - C. auriga - C. austriacus - C. baronessa - C. bennetti - C. burgessi - C. citrinellus - C. decussatus - C. ephippium - C. flavirostris - C. guentheri - C. kleinii - C. lineolatus - C. lunula - C. lunulatus - C. melapterus - C. melannotus - C. mertensii - C. meyeri - C. modestus - C. ocellicaudus - C. octofasciatus - C. ornatissimus - C. oxycephalus - C. pelewensis - C. plebeius - C. punctatofasciatus - C. rafflesii - C. rainfordi - C. reticulatus - C. semeion - C. semilarvatus - C. speculum - C. tinkeri - C. tricinctus - C. trifascialis - C. trifasciatus - C. ulietensis - C. unimaculatus - C. vagabundus - C. xanthurus

Information

Commonly referred to as Butterflyfish or Butterflies.

Classification

• Chaetodon adiergastos - Philippine Butterfly
• Chaetodon assarius - West Australian Butterfly
• C. aureofasciatus - Golden Butterfly
• C. auriga - Threadfin Butterfly
• C. austriacus - Pacific Redfin Buttefly
• C. baronessa - Eastern Triangular Butterfly
• Chaetodon bennetti - Bluelashed Butterfly
• C. burgessi - Burgess' Butterfly
• Chaetodon citrinellus - Speckled Butterfly
• Chaetodon decussatus - Indian Vagabond Butterfly
• C.ephippium - Saddle Butterfly
• Chaetodon flavirostris - Black Butterfly
• Chaetodon guentheri - Crochet Butterfly
• C. kleinii - Kleinii Butterfly
• C. lineolatus - Lined Butterfly
• C. lunula - Raccoon Butterfly
• C. lunulatus - Oval Butterfly
• C. melapterus - Arabian Butterfly
• Chaetodon melannotus - Blackback Butterfly
• C. mertensii - Atoll Butterfly
• Chaetodon meyeri - Scrawled Butterfly
• Chaetodon modestus - Brown-Banded Butterfly
• C. ocellicaudus - Spottail Butterfly
• C. octofasciatus - Eightband Butterfly
• C. ornatissimus - Ornate Butterfly
• Chaetodon oxycephalus - Spot-Nape Butterfly
• C. pelewensis - Sunset Butterfly
• C. plebeius - Blueblotch Butterfly
• C. punctatofasciatus - Spotband Butterfly
• C. rafflesii - Latticed Butterfly
• C rainfordi‎ - Rainford's Butterfly
• C reticulatus - Mailed butterflyfish
• C. semeion - Dotted Butterfly
• C. semilarvatus - Bluecheek butterfly
• Chaetodon speculum - Mirror Butterfly
• C. tinkeri - Tinkers Butterfly
• C. tricinctus - Three-Striped Butterfly
• C. trifascialis - Chevron Butterfly
• C. trifasciatus - Melon Butterflyfish
• C. ulietensis - Pacific Double-Saddle Butterfly
• C. unimaculatus - Teardrop Butterfly
• C. vagabundus - Vagabond Butterfly
• C. xanthurus - Pearlscale Butterfly

Gallery

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  C. aureofasciatus
  Golden Butterfly

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  C. auriga
  Threadfin Butterfly

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  C. austriacus
  Pacific Redfin Buttefly

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  C. baronessa
  Eastern Triangular Butterfly

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  C. burgessi
  Burgess' Butterfly

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  C.ephippium
  Saddle Butterfly

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  C. kleinii
  Klein's Butterfly

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  C. lineolatus
  Lined Butterfly

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  C. lunula
  Raccoon Butterfly

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  C. mertensii
  Atoll Butterfly

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  C. pelewensis
  Sunset Butterfly

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  C. plebeius
  Bluespot Butterfly

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  C. ocellicaudus
  Spottail Butterfly

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  C.octofasciatus
  Eightband Butterfly

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  C. rafflesii
  Latticed Butterfly

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  C. semeion
  Dotted Butterfly

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  C. semilarvatus
  Bluecheek Butterfly

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  C tinkeri
  Tinkers Butterfly

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  C. ulietensis
  Pacific Double-Saddle Butterfly

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  C. unimaculatus
  Teardrop Butterfly

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  C. vagabundus
  Vagabong Butterfly

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  C. xanthurus
  Pearlscale Butterfly

Resources

• Deepwater Reef Fish Communities: Part 2 A Survey of Deep Reef Fish by Scott Michael - Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine