Chaetodontidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Perciformes, class . The family contains 82 accepted species worldwide.
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Chelmonops truncatus (Kner, 1859)
Chelmonops truncatus is a butterflyfish species endemic to coastal south-eastern…
Chaetodon lineolatus Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon lineolatus, the lined butterflyfish, is a large Indo-Pacific reef fish…
Chaetodon andamanensis Kuiter & Debelius, 1999
Chaetodon andamanensis is a yellow butterflyfish found in the eastern Indian Oce…
Chaetodon pelewensis Kner, 1868
Chaetodon pelewensis, the dot dash butterflyfish, is a small southern Pacific co…
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus Gray, 1831
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus, the fourspot butterflyfish, is a Pacific coral-eating…
Chaetodon triangulum Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon triangulum, the triangle butterflyfish, is an Indian Ocean territorial…
Chaetodon austriacus Rüppell, 1836
Chaetodon austriacus (black-tailed butterflyfish) is a small striped reef fish n…
Chaetodon reticulatus Cuvier, 1831
The mailed butterflyfish (Chaetodon reticulatus) is an oviparous obligate coral-…
Chaetodon speculum Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon speculum (mirror butterflyfish) is an Indo-Pacific coral reef butterfl…
Chaetodon decussatus Cuvier, 1829
Chaetodon decussatus, the Indian vagabond butterflyfish, is an Indo-West Pacific…
Chelmon rostratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chelmon rostratus, the copperband butterflyfish, is a distinctively patterned re…
Chaetodon baronessa Cuvier, 1829
Chaetodon baronessa Cuvier, 1829 (eastern triangle butterflyfish) is a territori…
Chaetodontidae animals belong to the Perciformes order in the Animalia kingdom. This species is quite distinct, and it is most closely related to the speckled butterflyfish (C. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Chaetodontidae is classified in the order Perciformes, class , phylum Chordata. In this stage, the head is covered by fused plates that form a distinctive head spination.
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