Chaetodontidae
Triangular Butterflyfish
Chaetodon triangulum Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon triangulum, the triangle butterflyfish, is an Indian Ocean territorial obligate corallivore closely associated with Acropora corals.
Threeband Butterflyfish
Chaetodon tricinctus Waite, 1901
Chaetodon tricinctus, the three-striped butterflyfish, is a marine butterflyfish native to the Tasman Sea.
Chevron Butterflyfish
Chaetodon trifascialis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
Chaetodon trifascialis, the chevron butterflyfish, is an Indo-Pacific reef fish that feeds on Acropora coral.
Pacific Double-saddle Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ulietensis Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon ulietensis, the Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish, is a reef-dwelling butterflyfish found in the Pacific region.
Teardrop Butterflyfish
Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch, 1787
Chaetodon unimaculatus, the teardrop butterflyfish, is a distinctive reef fish found across the eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans.
Hong Kong Butterflyfish
Chaetodon wiebeli Kaup, 1863
Chaetodon wiebeli is a yellow-banded butterflyfish found in western Pacific reefs that feeds on algae, invertebrates and coral polyps.
Yellowhead Butterflyfish
Chaetodon xanthocephalus Bennett, 1833
Chaetodon xanthocephalus, the yellowhead butterflyfish, is an Indian Ocean tropical fish with distinct color patterns and specific breeding biology.
Crosshatch Butterflyfish
Chaetodon xanthurus Bleeker, 1857
Pearlscale butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthurus) is a reef-dwelling fish popular in the aquarium hobby.
Ocellate Butterflyfish
Parachaetodon ocellatus (Cuvier, 1831)
Parachaetodon ocellatus is an Indo-Pacific reef butterflyfish with distinct body bands and a maximum length of 18 cm.
Longsnout Butterflyfish
Prognathodes aculeatus (Poey, 1860)
Prognathodes aculeatus, the longsnout butterflyfish, is a small reef fish with a distinctive long snout found in the western Atlantic.
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