Family

Chaetodontidae

82 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Spotfin Butterflyfish

Chaetodon ocellatus Bloch, 1787

Chaetodon ocellatus, the spotfin butterflyfish, is a common western Atlantic marine ray-finned butterflyfish hard to keep in tanks.

Ornate Butterflyfish

Chaetodon ornatissimus Cuvier, 1831

Chaetodon ornatissimus, the ornate butterflyfish, is a reef-associated Indo-Pacific fish threatened by global coral reef habitat loss.

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775

Chaetodon auriga is an Indo-Pacific butterflyfish with recognized subspecies, once recorded from the Mediterranean via likely aquarium release.

Four-eyed Butterflyfish

Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus, 1758

Chaetodon capistratus, the foureye butterflyfish, is a reef fish with a distinctive false eye spot and lifelong mating pairs.

Three-banded Butterflyfish

Chaetodon humeralis Günther, 1860

Chaetodon humeralis is a butterflyfish species found in the Eastern Pacific that feeds on benthic invertebrates and algae.

Rainford's Butterflyfish

Chaetodon rainfordi McCulloch, 1923

Chaetodon rainfordi is a yellow-bodied obligate coral-eating butterflyfish found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

Reef Butterflyfish

Chaetodon sedentarius Poey, 1860

Chaetodon sedentarius, the reef butterflyfish, is a small Western Atlantic butterflyfish species that lives on rocky and coral reefs.

Panda Butterflyfish

Chaetodon adiergastos Seale, 1910

Chaetodon adiergastos is a western Pacific marine butterflyfish species found on coral reefs.

Andaman Butterflyfish

Chaetodon andamanensis Kuiter & Debelius, 1999

Chaetodon andamanensis is a yellow butterflyfish found in the eastern Indian Ocean that feeds primarily on coral polyps.

Goldstripe Butterflyfish

Chaetodon aureofasciatus Macleay, 1878

Chaetodon aureofasciatus is a corallivorous butterflyfish found in the southwestern Pacific, sometimes collected for aquariums.

Oriental Butterflyfish

Chaetodon auripes Jordan & Snyder, 1901

Chaetodon auripes is a yellow-bodied butterflyfish native to the western Pacific that feeds on algae and benthic invertebrates.

Exquisite Butterflyfish

Chaetodon austriacus Rüppell, 1836

Chaetodon austriacus (black-tailed butterflyfish) is a small striped reef fish native to the Red Sea and southern Oman that feeds on corals and anemones.

Eastern Triangle Butterflyfish

Chaetodon baronessa Cuvier, 1829

Chaetodon baronessa Cuvier, 1829 (eastern triangle butterflyfish) is a territorial coral reef fish that feeds only on tubular Acropora coral polyps.

Eclipse Butterflyfish

Chaetodon bennetti Cuvier, 1831

Chaetodon bennetti (bluelashed butterflyfish) is a yellow Indo-Pacific reef fish that feeds primarily on coral polyps.

Speckled Butterflyfish

Chaetodon citrinellus Cuvier, 1831

Chaetodon citrinellus is a spotted yellow butterflyfish found on Indo-Pacific coral reefs, that is oviparous and feeds on small invertebrates and algae.

Red-tailed Butterflyfish

Chaetodon collare Bloch, 1787

Chaetodon collare is an Indo-West Pacific reef butterflyfish with a distinctive red tail base.

Indian Vagabond Butterflyfish

Chaetodon decussatus Cuvier, 1829

Chaetodon decussatus, the Indian vagabond butterflyfish, is an Indo-West Pacific marine butterflyfish that lives on coral reefs.

Saddle Butterflyfish

Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831

Chaetodon ephippium, the saddle butterflyfish, is a large Indo-Pacific coral reef butterflyfish species in the family Chaetodontidae.

Saddleback Butterflyfish

Chaetodon falcula Bloch, 1795

Chaetodon falcula is a reef-dwelling butterflyfish found across the Indian Ocean that feeds on small benthic invertebrates.

Red Sea Raccoon Butterflyfish

Chaetodon fasciatus Forsskål, 1775

Chaetodon fasciatus, the diagonal butterflyfish, is a yellow-striped Indian Ocean fish that feeds on corals and gelatinous zooplankton.

Dusky Butterflyfish

Chaetodon flavirostris Günther, 1874

Chaetodon flavirostris (black butterflyfish) is a small oviparous fish found in Pacific and Indian Ocean reef habitats.

Bluestripe Butterflyfish

Chaetodon fremblii Bennett, 1828

Chaetodon fremblii (bluestripe butterflyfish) is an endemic Hawaiian reef fish with distinctive striped yellow coloration and a harem mating system.

Gunther's Butterflyfish

Chaetodon guentheri Ahl, 1923

Chaetodon guentheri, Gunther's butterflyfish, is a Western Pacific reef-dwelling oviparous butterflyfish that feeds on a range of small marine organisms.