Pyramid butterflyfish 18.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9710)tropical; 32°N – 25°Saquarium: commercial; price category: not marketed/unknown Hemitaurichthys polylepis (Bleeker, 1857)
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Butterflyfish Species
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Forcipiger longirostris (Broussonet, 1782 Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) Order: Perciformes (perch-likes) Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) FishBase name: Longnose butterflyfish
Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898 Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) picture (Fofla_ud.jpg) by Patzner, R. Order: Perciformes (perch-likes) Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) FishBase name: Longnose …
Chaetodon semeion Bleeker, 1855 Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) picture (Chsem_u8.jpg) by Tanaka, H. Order: Perciformes (perch-likes) Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) FishBase name: Dotted butterflyfish
Chaetodon reticulatus Cuvier, 1831 Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) Order: Perciformes (perch-likes) Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) FishBase name: Mailed butterflyfish
Fourspot butterflyfish 16.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9710)tropical; 30°N – 28°Saquarium: commercial; price category: not marketed/unknown
Chaetodon pelewensis Kner, 1868 Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) Chaetodon pelewensis, Chaetodontidae, Sunset butterflyfish Order: Perciformes (perch-likes) Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) FishBase name: Sunset butterflyfish
Chaetodon ornatissimus Chaetodon ornatissimus Cuvier, 1831 Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) Order: Perciformes (perch-likes) Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Chaetodon mertensii Cuvier, 1831 Max. size: 12.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4859) Environment: reef-associated; non-migratory; marine; depth range 10 – 120 m Climate: tropical; 30°N – …
Redfin butterflyfish also known as Melon butterflyfish Distribution: Gazetteer Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian and Tuamoto islands. However, the Pacific population has been …
Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802) Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) Order: Perciformes (perch-likes) Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) FishBase name: Raccoon butterflyfish
Klein’s butterfly also known as Sunburst butterflyfish Distribution: Gazetteer Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (south to Coffee Bay, South Africa, Ref. 5372) …
Chaetodon flavirostris Günther, 1874 tropical; 0°N – 30°Saquarium: commercial; price category: not marketed/unknown Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) Chaetodon flavirostris, Chaetodontidae, Black butterflyfish.
Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831 Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) Order: Perciformes (perch-likes) Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) FishBase name: Saddle butterflyfish Max. size: 30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. …
Chaetodon bennetti Cuvier, 1831 Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) Chaetodon bennetti, Chaetodontidae, Bluelashed butterflyfish. Order: Perciformes (perch-likes) Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) FishBase name: Bluelashed butterflyfish
Chaetodon baronessa Cuvier, 1829 Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)Chaetodon baronessa, Chaetodontidae, Eastern triangular butterflyfish. Order: Perciformes (perch-likes) Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) FishBase name: Eastern triangular butterflyfish
Chaetodon rafflesii Anonymous [Bennett], 1830 Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) Chaetodon rafflesii, Chaetodontidae, Latticed butterflyfish. Order: Perciformes (perch-likes) Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) FishBase name: Latticed butterflyfish
Bluespot butterflyfish Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier, 1831 Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) picture (Chple_u0.jpg) by Randall, J.E. AquaMaps | Point map | Order: Perciformes (perch-likes) …
Chaetodon citrinellusCuvier, 1831 Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) Order: Perciformes (perch-likes) Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) FishBase name: Speckled butterflyfish
Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775 Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) pChaetodon auriga, Chaetodontidae, Threadfin butterflyfish. Order: Perciformes (perch-likes) Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) FishBase name: Threadfin butterflyfish
Vagabond butterflyfish Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus, 1758 Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) picture (Chvag_u7.jpg) by Patzner, R. AquaMaps | Point map | Order: Perciformes (perch-likes) …
Blackback butterflyfish Chaetodon melannotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) picture (Chmel_uc.jpg) by Yin, Robert AquaMaps | Point map | Order: …
Lined butterflyfish Chaetodon lineolatus Cuvier, 1831 Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) picture (Chlin_u7.jpg) by Cook, D.C. AquaMaps | Point map | Order: Perciformes (perch-likes) …
Spot-nape butterflyfish Chaetodon oxycephalus Bleeker, 1853 Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) picture (Choxy_u0.jpg) by Randall, J.E. Point map | Order: Perciformes (perch-likes) Class: Actinopterygii …