Family

Chaetodontidae

82 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Black-nosed Butterflyfish

Johnrandallia nigrirostris (Gill, 1862)

Johnrandallia nigrirostris is a marked Eastern Pacific fish that grows to 20.3 cm and lives on shallow coral and rocky reefs.

Margined Coralfish

Chelmon marginalis Richardson, 1842

Chelmon marginalis is a small butterflyfish species endemic to Australian coastal reefs.

Copperband Butterflyfish

Chelmon rostratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chelmon rostratus, the copperband butterflyfish, is a distinctively patterned reef fish reaching 20 cm in length.

Western Talma

Chelmonops curiosus Kuiter, 1986

Chelmonops curiosus is a 26 cm endemic Australian fish that lives on rocky coastal reefs and is omnivorous.

Eastern Talma

Chelmonops truncatus (Kner, 1859)

Chelmonops truncatus is a butterflyfish species endemic to coastal south-eastern Australia.

Highfin Coralfish

Coradion altivelis McCulloch, 1916

Coradion altivelis is an Indo-West Pacific marine butterflyfish species that feeds mostly on sponges and forms breeding pairs.

Orangebanded Coralfish

Coradion chrysozonus (Cuvier, 1831)

Coradion chrysozonus is an Indo-Pacific omnivorous butterflyfish that feeds mostly on sponges.

Two-eyed Coralfish

Coradion melanopus (Cuvier, 1831)

Coradion melanopus, the twospot coralfish, is a small Indo-Pacific marine butterflyfish that feeds on sponges and breeds in pairs.

Forceps Butterflyfish

Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898

Forcipiger flavissimus is a small widespread Indo-Pacific marine butterflyfish sold in the aquarium trade.

Longnose Butterflyfish

Forcipiger longirostris (Broussonet, 1782)

Forcipiger longirostris is a fish species with characteristic yellow bodies and long silvery snouts, that can reach about 22 cm in length.

Pyramid Butterflyfish

Hemitaurichthys polylepis (Bleeker, 1857)

Hemitaurichthys polylepis, the pyramid butterflyfish, is a small reef fish named for its distinctive pyramidal yellow-orange body markings, found in the central Indo-Pacific.

Black Pyramid Butterflyfish

Hemitaurichthys zoster (Bennett, 1831)

Hemitaurichthys zoster, the black pyramid butterflyfish, is a small planktivorous reef fish found in the Indian Ocean.

Longfin Bannerfish

Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Heniochus acuminatus, the pennant coralfish, is a small Indo-Pacific reef fish with distinctive coloration that is often confused with schooling bannerfish.

Pennant Bannerfish

Heniochus chrysostomus Cuvier, 1831

Heniochus chrysostomus is a small, distinctly marked bannerfish found in central Indo-Pacific coral reef habitats.

Schooling Bannerfish

Heniochus diphreutes Jordan, 1903

Heniochus diphreutes, the schooling bannerfish, is a small Indo-Pacific reef fish that lives in groups and feeds on zooplankton.

Red Sea Bannerfish

Heniochus intermedius Steindachner, 1893

Heniochus intermedius, the Red Sea bannerfish, is a reef-associated bannerfish native to the western Indian Ocean and introduced to other regions.

Masked Bannerfish

Heniochus monoceros Cuvier, 1831

Heniochus monoceros, the masked bannerfish, is a small Indo-Pacific reef fish with a distinctive banded color pattern.

Phantom Bannerfish

Heniochus pleurotaenia Ahl, 1923

Heniochus pleurotaenia, the phantom bannerfish, is a small Indo-Pacific reef fish that lives in coral-rich habitats.

Singular Bannerfish

Heniochus singularius Smith & Radcliffe, 1911

Heniochus singularius is the largest species in the genus Heniochus, a fish found across the Indo-Pacific that breeds in pairs and feeds on corals, invertebrates, and algae.