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Chaetodon
Chaetodon is a tropical fish genus in the family Chaetodontidae. Like their relatives, they are known as "butterflyfish". This genus is by far the largest among the Chaetodontidae, with about 90 living species included here, though most might warrant recognition as distinct genera.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 87 known species
Threadfin Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon auriga
Raccoon Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon lunula
Redfin Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon lunulatus
Vagabond Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon vagabundus
Four-eyed Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon capistratus
Blacklip Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon kleinii
Chevron Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon trifascialis
Ornate Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon ornatissimus
Speckled Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon citrinellus
Banded Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon striatus
Blackback Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon melannotus
Saddle Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon ephippium
Eastern Triangle Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon baronessa
Spotfin Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon ocellatus
Teardrop Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon unimaculatus
Pacific Double-saddle Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon ulietensis
Lined Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon lineolatus
Lattice Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon rafflesii
Fourspot Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon quadrimaculatus
Mirror Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon speculum
Bluespot Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon plebeius
Indian Redfin Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon trifasciatus
Eightband Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon octofasciatus
Three-banded Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon humeralis
Dusky Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon flavirostris
Red Sea Raccoon Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon fasciatus
Masked Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon semilarvatus
Eclipse Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon bennetti
Goldstripe Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon aureofasciatus
Exquisite Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon austriacus
Meyer's Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon meyeri
Crown Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon paucifasciatus
Red-tailed Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon collare
Reticulate Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon reticulatus
Rainford's Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon rainfordi
Panda Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon adiergastos
Gunther's Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon guentheri
Dot-and-dash Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon pelewensis
Milletseed Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon miliaris
Pebbled Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon multicinctus
Oriental Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon auripes
Spotbanded Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon punctatofasciatus
Yellowhead Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon xanthocephalus
Hong Kong Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon wiebeli
Spotted Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon guttatissimus
Indian Vagabond Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon decussatus
Saddleback Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon falcula
Mertens' Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon mertensii
Spot-tail Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon ocellicaudus
Bluestripe Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon fremblii
Triangular Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon triangulum
Dotted Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon semeion
Threeband Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon tricinctus
Seychelles Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon madagaskariensis
Indian Teardrop Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon interruptus
Spotnape Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon oxycephalus
Crosshatch Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon xanthurus
Marley's Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon marleyi
Reef Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon sedentarius
Andaman Butterflyfish
speciesChaetodon andamanensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47317.