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Family: Chaetodontidae Butterflyfishes



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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Amphichaetodon howensis (Waite, 1903)

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Amphichaetodon howensis
[Lord Howe Island butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 14.5 cm NG
Amphichaetodon melbae Burgess & Caldwell, 1978

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Amphichaetodon melbae
[Narrow-barred butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chaetodon adiergastos Seale, 1910

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Chaetodon adiergastos
[Philippine butterflyfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Chaetodon andamanensis Kuiter & Debelius, 1999

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Chaetodon andamanensis
[Andaman butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chaetodon argentatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1911

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Chaetodon argentatus
[Asian butterflyfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Chaetodon assarius Waite, 1905

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Chaetodon assarius
[West Australian butterflyfish]

Photo by Steene, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Chaetodon aureofasciatus Macleay, 1878

Photo by Photo by Steene, R.
 
Chaetodon aureofasciatus
[Golden butterflyfish]

Photo by Stan Shea@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775

Photo by Photo by Stan Shea@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey
 
Chaetodon auriga
[Threadfin butterflyfish]

Photo by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chaetodon auripes Jordan & Snyder, 1901

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Chaetodon auripes
[Oriental butterflyfish]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Chaetodon austriacus Rüppell, 1836

Photo by Photo by Field, R.
 
Chaetodon austriacus
[Blacktail butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Western Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Chaetodon baronessa Cuvier, 1829

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Chaetodon baronessa
[Eastern triangular butterflyfish]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chaetodon bennetti Cuvier, 1831

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Chaetodon bennetti
[Bluelashed butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Chaetodon blackburnii Desjardins, 1836

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Chaetodon blackburnii
[Brownburnie]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Chaetodon burgessi Allen & Starck, 1973

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Chaetodon burgessi
[Burgess' butterflyfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Chaetodon capistratus
[Foureye butterflyfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Chaetodon citrinellus Cuvier, 1831

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Chaetodon citrinellus
[Speckled butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Chaetodon collare Bloch, 1787

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Chaetodon collare
[Redtail butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Chaetodon daedalma Jordan & Fowler, 1902

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Chaetodon daedalma
[Wrought iron butterflyfish]

Photo by Tanaka, H.

Central Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Chaetodon declivis Randall, 1975

Photo by Photo by Tanaka, H.
 
Chaetodon declivis
[Marquesas butterflyfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chaetodon decussatus Cuvier, 1829

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Chaetodon decussatus
[Indian vagabond butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Chaetodon dialeucos Salm & Mee, 1989

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Chaetodon dialeucos
[Oman butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Chaetodon dolosus Ahl, 1923

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Chaetodon dolosus
[African butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831

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Chaetodon ephippium
[Saddle butterflyfish]

Photo by Tanaka, H.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chaetodon falcula Bloch, 1795

Photo by Photo by Tanaka, H.
 
Chaetodon falcula
[Blackwedged butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Chaetodon fasciatus Forsskål, 1775

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Chaetodon fasciatus
[Diagonal butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chaetodon flavirostris Günther, 1874

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Chaetodon flavirostris
[Black butterflyfish]

Photo by Pyle, R.L.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Chaetodon flavocoronatus Myers, 1980

Photo by Photo by Pyle, R.L.
 
Chaetodon flavocoronatus
[Yellow-crowned butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Chaetodon fremblii Bennett, 1828

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Chaetodon fremblii
[Bluestriped butterflyfish]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Chaetodon gardineri Norman, 1939

Photo by Photo by Field, R.
 
Chaetodon gardineri
[Gardner's butterflyfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Chaetodon guentheri Ahl, 1923

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Chaetodon guentheri
[Crochet butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Chaetodon guttatissimus Bennett, 1833

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Chaetodon guttatissimus
[Peppered butterflyfish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Chaetodon hoefleri Steindachner, 1881

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Chaetodon hoefleri
[Four-banded butterflyfish]

Photo by Munson, L.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 25.4 cm TL
Chaetodon humeralis Günther, 1860

Photo by Photo by Munson, L.
 
Chaetodon humeralis
[Threebanded butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chaetodon interruptus Ahl, 1923

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Chaetodon interruptus
[Yellow teardrop butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790

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Chaetodon kleinii
[Sunburst butterflyfish]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Chaetodon larvatus Cuvier, 1831

Photo by Photo by Field, R.
 
Chaetodon larvatus
[Hooded butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Chaetodon leucopleura Playfair, 1867

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Chaetodon leucopleura
[Somali butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Chaetodon lineolatus Cuvier, 1831

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon lineolatus
[Lined butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 15.5 cm NG
Chaetodon litus Randall & Caldwell, 1973

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon litus
[Easter Island butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802)

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Chaetodon lunula
[Raccoon butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 26.7 cm TL
Chaetodon lunulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon lunulatus
[Oval butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Chaetodon madagaskariensis Ahl, 1923

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon madagaskariensis
[Seychelles butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chaetodon marleyi Regan, 1921

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon marleyi
[Doublesash butterflyfish]

Photo by Allen To@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Chaetodon melannotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Photo by Photo by Allen To@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey
 
Chaetodon melannotus
[Blackback butterflyfish]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Chaetodon melapterus Guichenot, 1863

Photo by Photo by Field, R.
 
Chaetodon melapterus
[Arabian butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 12.5 cm TL
Chaetodon mertensii Cuvier, 1831

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon mertensii
[Atoll butterflyfish]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Chaetodon mesoleucos Forsskål, 1775

Photo by Photo by Field, R.
 
Chaetodon mesoleucos
[White-face butterflyfish]

Photo by Tanaka, H.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chaetodon meyeri Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Photo by Photo by Tanaka, H.
 
Chaetodon meyeri
[Scrawled butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Chaetodon miliaris Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon miliaris
[Millet butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Chaetodon mitratus Günther, 1860

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Chaetodon mitratus
[Indian butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Chaetodon multicinctus Garrett, 1863

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Chaetodon multicinctus
[Pebbled butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Chaetodon nigropunctatus Sauvage, 1880

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon nigropunctatus
[Black-spotted butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Chaetodon nippon Steindachner & Döderlein, 1883

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon nippon
[Japanese butterflyfish]

Photo by Steele, M.A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chaetodon ocellatus Bloch, 1787

Photo by Photo by Steele, M.A.
 
Chaetodon ocellatus
[Spotfin butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Chaetodon ocellicaudus Cuvier, 1831

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon ocellicaudus
[Spot-tail butterflyfish]

Photo by Stan Shea@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Chaetodon octofasciatus Bloch, 1787

Photo by Photo by Stan Shea@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey
 
Chaetodon octofasciatus
[Eightband butterflyfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chaetodon ornatissimus Cuvier, 1831

Photo by Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Chaetodon ornatissimus
[Ornate butterflyfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Chaetodon oxycephalus Bleeker, 1853

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Chaetodon oxycephalus
[Spot-nape butterflyfish]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Chaetodon paucifasciatus Ahl, 1923

Photo by Photo by Field, R.
 
Chaetodon paucifasciatus
[Eritrean butterflyfish]

Photo by Asman, P.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 12.5 cm TL
Chaetodon pelewensis Kner, 1868

Photo by Photo by Asman, P.
 
Chaetodon pelewensis
[Sunset butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15.4 cm
Chaetodon pictus Forsskål, 1775

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon pictus
[Horseshoe butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier, 1831

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon plebeius
[Blueblotch butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Chaetodon punctatofasciatus Cuvier, 1831

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda
 
Chaetodon punctatofasciatus
[Spotband butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus Gray, 1831

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
[Fourspot butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Chaetodon rafflesii Anonymous [Bennett], 1830

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon rafflesii
[Latticed butterflyfish]

Photo by Steene, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Chaetodon rainfordi McCulloch, 1923

Photo by Photo by Steene, R.
 
Chaetodon rainfordi
[Rainford's butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Chaetodon reticulatus Cuvier, 1831

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon reticulatus
[Mailed butterflyfish]

Photo by Freitas, R.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 14.5 cm SL
Chaetodon robustus Günther, 1860

Photo by Photo by Freitas, R.
 
Chaetodon robustus
[Three-banded butterflyfish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Chaetodon sanctaehelenae Günther, 1868

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Chaetodon sanctaehelenae
[Saint Helena butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Chaetodon sedentarius Poey, 1860

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon sedentarius
[Reef butterflyfish]

Photo by Baur, J.-C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Chaetodon selene Bleeker, 1853

Photo by Photo by Baur, J.-C.
 
Chaetodon selene
[Yellow-dotted butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Chaetodon semeion Bleeker, 1855

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon semeion
[Dotted butterflyfish]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Chaetodon semilarvatus Cuvier, 1831

Photo by Photo by Field, R.
 
Chaetodon semilarvatus
[Bluecheek butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Chaetodon smithi Randall, 1975

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon smithi
[Smith's butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Chaetodon speculum Cuvier, 1831

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Chaetodon speculum
[Mirror butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Chaetodon striatus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon striatus
[Banded butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Chaetodon tinkeri Schultz, 1951

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Chaetodon tinkeri
[Hawaiian butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Chaetodon triangulum Cuvier, 1831

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon triangulum
[Triangle butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Chaetodon trichrous Günther, 1874

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon trichrous
[Tahiti butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Chaetodon tricinctus Waite, 1901

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon tricinctus
[Three-striped butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Chaetodon trifascialis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodon trifascialis
[Chevron butterflyfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Chaetodon trifasciatus Park, 1797

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Chaetodon trifasciatus
[Melon butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Chaetodon ulietensis Cuvier, 1831

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Chaetodon ulietensis
[Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish]

Photo by Asman, P.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch, 1787

Photo by Photo by Asman, P.
 
Chaetodon unimaculatus
[Teardrop butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Chaetodon vagabundus
[Vagabond butterflyfish]

Photo by Tanaka, H.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Chaetodon wiebeli Kaup, 1863

Photo by Photo by Tanaka, H.
 
Chaetodon wiebeli
[Hongkong butterflyfish]

Photo by Rusconi, G.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chaetodon xanthocephalus Bennett, 1833

Photo by Photo by Rusconi, G.
 
Chaetodon xanthocephalus
[Yellowhead butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Western Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Chaetodon xanthurus Bleeker, 1857

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda
 
Chaetodon xanthurus
[Pearlscale butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Chaetodon zanzibarensis Playfair, 1867

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Chaetodon zanzibarensis
[Zanzibar butterflyfish]

Photo by Großkopf, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Chelmon marginalis Richardson, 1842

Photo by Photo by Großkopf, J.
 
Chelmon marginalis
[Margined coralfish]

Photo by Schafer, S.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20.5 cm TL
Chelmon muelleri Klunzinger, 1879

Photo by Photo by Schafer, S.E.
 
Chelmon muelleri
[Blackfin coralfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chelmon rostratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chelmon rostratus
[Copperband butterflyfish]

Photo by Fairclough, D.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Chelmonops curiosus Kuiter, 1986

Photo by Photo by Fairclough, D.
 
Chelmonops curiosus
[Western talma]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Chelmonops truncatus (Kner, 1859)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chelmonops truncatus
[Eastern talma]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Coradion altivelis McCulloch, 1916

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Coradion altivelis
[Highfin coralfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.8 cm SL
 
Coradion calendula
[Orange-tailed coralfish]

Photo by Yin, Robert

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Coradion chrysozonus (Cuvier, 1831)

Photo by Photo by Yin, Robert
 
Coradion chrysozonus
[Goldengirdled coralfish]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Coradion melanopus (Cuvier, 1831)

Photo by Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Coradion melanopus
[Twospot coralfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Forcipiger flavissimus
[Longnose butterfly fish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Forcipiger longirostris (Broussonet, 1782)

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Forcipiger longirostris
[Longnose butterflyfish]

Photo by Conservation International/GR Allen

Western Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Forcipiger wanai Allen, Erdmann & Jones Sbrocco, 2012

Photo by Photo by Conservation International/GR Allen
 
Forcipiger wanai
[Cenderawasih longnose butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific
Max. Length 20.8 cm NG
Hemitaurichthys multispinosus Randall, 1975

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Hemitaurichthys multispinosus
[Many-spined butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Hemitaurichthys polylepis (Bleeker, 1857)

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Hemitaurichthys polylepis
[Pyramid butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Hemitaurichthys thompsoni Fowler, 1923

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Hemitaurichthys thompsoni
[Thompson's butterflyfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Indian Ocean from East Af
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Hemitaurichthys zoster (Bennett, 1831)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Hemitaurichthys zoster
[Brown-and-white butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Heniochus acuminatus
[Pennant coralfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Heniochus chrysostomus Cuvier, 1831

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Heniochus chrysostomus
[Threeband pennantfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Heniochus diphreutes Jordan, 1903

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Heniochus diphreutes
[False moorish idol]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Heniochus intermedius Steindachner, 1893

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Heniochus intermedius
[Red Sea bannerfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Heniochus monoceros Cuvier, 1831

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Heniochus monoceros
[Masked bannerfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Heniochus pleurotaenia Ahl, 1923

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Heniochus pleurotaenia
[Phantom bannerfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Heniochus singularius Smith & Radcliffe, 1911

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Heniochus singularius
[Singular bannerfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Heniochus varius (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Heniochus varius
[Horned bannerfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Johnrandallia nigrirostris (Gill, 1862)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Johnrandallia nigrirostris
[Blacknosed butterflyfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Parachaetodon ocellatus (Cuvier, 1831)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Parachaetodon ocellatus
[Sixspine butterflyfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Prognathodes aculeatus (Poey, 1860)

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Prognathodes aculeatus
[Longsnout butterflyfish]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Prognathodes aya (Jordan, 1886)

Photo by Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Prognathodes aya
[Bank butterflyfish]

Photo by Pyle, R.L.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 10.6 cm SL
Prognathodes basabei Pyle & Kosaki, 2016

Photo by Photo by Pyle, R.L.
 
Prognathodes basabei
[Orange margin butterflyfish]

Photo by Bertoncini, A.A.

Southwest Atlantic

Prognathodes brasiliensis Burgess, 2001

Photo by Photo by Bertoncini, A.A.
 
Prognathodes brasiliensis
[]

Photo by Hooker, Y.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
Prognathodes carlhubbsi Nalbant, 1995

Photo by Photo by Hooker, Y.
 
Prognathodes carlhubbsi
[]

Photo by Tanaka, H.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Prognathodes dichrous (Günther, 1869)

Photo by Photo by Tanaka, H.
 
Prognathodes dichrous
[Bicolor butterflyfish]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Prognathodes falcifer (Hubbs & Rechnitzer, 1958)

Photo by Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Prognathodes falcifer
[Scythemarked butterflyfish]

Photo by Pyle, R.L.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
Prognathodes geminus Copus, Pyle, Greene & Randall, 2019

Photo by Photo by Pyle, R.L.
 
Prognathodes geminus
[Twin butterflyfish]

Photo by Pyle, R.L.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Prognathodes guezei (Maugé & Bauchot, 1976)

Photo by Photo by Pyle, R.L.
 
Prognathodes guezei
[Gueze's butterflyfish]

Photo by Tanaka, H.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 13.6 cm TL
Prognathodes guyanensis (Durand, 1960)

Photo by Photo by Tanaka, H.
 
Prognathodes guyanensis
[French butterflyfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Prognathodes guyotensis
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 11.6 cm TL
Prognathodes marcellae (Poll, 1950)

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Prognathodes marcellae
[]

Photo by Chan, T.T.C.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Prognathodes obliquus (Lubbock & Edwards, 1980)

Photo by Photo by Chan, T.T.C.
 
Prognathodes obliquus
[Oblique butterflyfish]

Photo by Hutchins, B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11.9 cm SL
Roa australis Kuiter, 2004

Photo by Photo by Hutchins, B.
 
Roa australis
[Triple-banded butterflyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Roa excelsa (Jordan, 1921)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Roa excelsa
[Hawaiian gold-barred butterflyfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 108.6 cm SL
 
Roa haraguchiae
[White-spine butterfyfsh]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Roa jayakari (Norman, 1939)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Roa jayakari
[Indian golden-barred butterflyfish]

Photo by Kamy Yeung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Western Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Roa modesta (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)

Photo by Photo by Kamy Yeung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey
 
Roa modesta
[Brown-banded butterflyfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
 
Roa rumsfeldi
[Deep-blackfin butterflyfish]

Photo by National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11.0 cm SL
Roa semilunaris Matsunuma & Motomura, 2022

Photo by Photo by National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan
 
Roa semilunaris
[Half-moon barred butterflyfish]

Photo by Matsunuma, M.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
Roa uejoi Matsunuma & Motomura, 2022

Photo by Photo by Matsunuma, M.
 
Roa uejoi
[Guam barred butterflyfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Amphichaetodon howensis Lord Howe Island butterflyfish Southwest Pacific 18 SL 1903
Amphichaetodon melbae Narrow-barred butterflyfish Southeast Pacific 14.5 NG 1978
Chaetodon adiergastos Philippine butterflyfish Western Pacific 20 TL 1910
Chaetodon andamanensis Andaman butterflyfish Eastern Indian Ocean 15 TL 1999
Chaetodon argentatus Asian butterflyfish Western Pacific 20 TL 1911
Chaetodon assarius West Australian butterflyfish Eastern Indian Ocean 13 TL 1905
Chaetodon aureofasciatus Golden butterflyfish Western Pacific 16 TL 1878
Chaetodon auriga Threadfin butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 25 TL 1775
Chaetodon auripes Oriental butterflyfish Western Pacific 20 TL 1901
Chaetodon austriacus Blacktail butterflyfish Western Indian Ocean 13 SL 1836
Chaetodon baronessa Eastern triangular butterflyfish Western Pacific 16 TL 1829
Chaetodon bennetti Bluelashed butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 20 TL 1831
Chaetodon blackburnii Brownburnie Western Indian Ocean 13 TL 1836
Chaetodon burgessi Burgess' butterflyfish Western Pacific 14 TL 1973
Chaetodon capistratus Foureye butterflyfish Western Atlantic 15 TL 1758
Chaetodon citrinellus Speckled butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 13 TL 1831
Chaetodon collare Redtail butterflyfish Indo-West Pacific 18 TL 1787
Chaetodon daedalma Wrought iron butterflyfish Northwest Pacific 15 TL 1902
Chaetodon declivis Marquesas butterflyfish Central Pacific Ocean 12 TL 1975
Chaetodon decussatus Indian vagabond butterflyfish Indo-West Pacific 20 TL 1829
Chaetodon dialeucos Oman butterflyfish Western Indian Ocean 18 TL 1989
Chaetodon dolosus African butterflyfish Western Indian Ocean 15 TL 1923
Chaetodon ephippium Saddle butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 30 TL 1831
Chaetodon falcula Blackwedged butterflyfish Indian Ocean 20 TL 1795
Chaetodon fasciatus Diagonal butterflyfish Western Indian Ocean 22 TL 1775
Chaetodon flavirostris Black butterflyfish Pacific Ocean 20 TL 1874
Chaetodon flavocoronatus Yellow-crowned butterflyfish Western Pacific 12 TL 1980
Chaetodon fremblii Bluestriped butterflyfish Eastern Pacific 13 TL 1828
Chaetodon gardineri Gardner's butterflyfish Western Indian Ocean 17 TL 1939
Chaetodon guentheri Crochet butterflyfish Western Pacific 18 TL 1923
Chaetodon guttatissimus Peppered butterflyfish Indian Ocean 12 TL 1833
Chaetodon hoefleri Four-banded butterflyfish Eastern Atlantic 27 TL 1881
Chaetodon humeralis Threebanded butterflyfish Eastern Pacific 25.4 TL 1860
Chaetodon interruptus Yellow teardrop butterflyfish Indian Ocean 20 TL 1923
Chaetodon kleinii Sunburst butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 15 TL 1790
Chaetodon larvatus Hooded butterflyfish Western Indian Ocean 12 TL 1831
Chaetodon leucopleura Somali butterflyfish Western Indian Ocean 18 SL 1867
Chaetodon lineolatus Lined butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 30 TL 1831
Chaetodon litus Easter Island butterflyfish Southeast Pacific 15.5 NG 1973
Chaetodon lunula Raccoon butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 20 TL 1802
Chaetodon lunulatus Oval butterflyfish Pacific Ocean 26.7 TL 1825
Chaetodon madagaskariensis Seychelles butterflyfish Indian Ocean 13 TL 1923
Chaetodon marleyi Doublesash butterflyfish Western Indian Ocean 20 TL 1921
Chaetodon melannotus Blackback butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 25 TL 1801
Chaetodon melapterus Arabian butterflyfish Western Indian Ocean 13 TL 1863
Chaetodon mertensii Atoll butterflyfish Pacific Ocean 12.5 TL 1831
Chaetodon mesoleucos White-face butterflyfish Western Indian Ocean 13 TL 1775
Chaetodon meyeri Scrawled butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 20 TL 1801
Chaetodon miliaris Millet butterflyfish Eastern Central Pacific 13 SL 1825
Chaetodon mitratus Indian butterflyfish Western Indian Ocean 14 SL 1860
Chaetodon multicinctus Pebbled butterflyfish Eastern Central Pacific 12 TL 1863
Chaetodon nigropunctatus Black-spotted butterflyfish Western Indian Ocean 14 TL 1880
Chaetodon nippon Japanese butterflyfish Western Pacific 15 TL 1883
Chaetodon ocellatus Spotfin butterflyfish Western Atlantic 20 TL 1787
Chaetodon ocellicaudus Spot-tail butterflyfish Western Central Pacific 15 TL 1831
Chaetodon octofasciatus Eightband butterflyfish Indo-West Pacific 12 TL 1787
Chaetodon ornatissimus Ornate butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 20 TL 1831
Chaetodon oxycephalus Spot-nape butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 25 TL 1853
Chaetodon paucifasciatus Eritrean butterflyfish Western Indian Ocean 14 TL 1923
Chaetodon pelewensis Sunset butterflyfish Pacific Ocean 12.5 TL 1868
Chaetodon pictus Horseshoe butterflyfish Western Indian Ocean 15.4 1775
Chaetodon plebeius Blueblotch butterflyfish Western Pacific 15 TL 1831
Chaetodon punctatofasciatus Spotband butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 12 TL 1831
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus Fourspot butterflyfish Pacific Ocean 16 TL 1831
Chaetodon rafflesii Latticed butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 18 TL 1830
Chaetodon rainfordi Rainford's butterflyfish Western Pacific 15 TL 1923
Chaetodon reticulatus Mailed butterflyfish Pacific Ocean 18 TL 1831
Chaetodon robustus Three-banded butterflyfish Eastern Central Atlantic 14.5 SL 1860
Chaetodon sanctaehelenae Saint Helena butterflyfish Southeast Atlantic 18 TL 1868
Chaetodon sedentarius Reef butterflyfish Western Atlantic 15 TL 1860
Chaetodon selene Yellow-dotted butterflyfish Western Pacific 16 TL 1853
Chaetodon semeion Dotted butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 26 TL 1855
Chaetodon semilarvatus Bluecheek butterflyfish Western Indian Ocean 23 TL 1831
Chaetodon smithi Smith's butterflyfish Eastern Pacific 19 TL 1975
Chaetodon speculum Mirror butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 18 TL 1831
Chaetodon striatus Banded butterflyfish Western Atlantic 16 TL 1758
Chaetodon tinkeri Hawaiian butterflyfish Pacific Ocean 15 TL 1951
Chaetodon triangulum Triangle butterflyfish Indo-West Pacific 16 TL 1831
Chaetodon trichrous Tahiti butterflyfish Eastern Pacific 12 TL 1874
Chaetodon tricinctus Three-striped butterflyfish Southwest Pacific 15 TL 1901
Chaetodon trifascialis Chevron butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 18 TL 1825
Chaetodon trifasciatus Melon butterflyfish Indian Ocean 15 TL 1797
Chaetodon ulietensis Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 15 TL 1831
Chaetodon unimaculatus Teardrop butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 20 TL 1787
Chaetodon vagabundus Vagabond butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 23 TL 1758
Chaetodon wiebeli Hongkong butterflyfish Western Pacific 19 TL 1863
Chaetodon xanthocephalus Yellowhead butterflyfish Western Indian Ocean 20 TL 1833
Chaetodon xanthurus Pearlscale butterflyfish Western Pacific 14 SL 1857
Chaetodon zanzibarensis Zanzibar butterflyfish Western Indian Ocean 12 TL 1867
Chelmon marginalis Margined coralfish Western Pacific 18 TL 1842
Chelmon muelleri Blackfin coralfish Western Pacific 20.5 TL 1879
Chelmon rostratus Copperband butterflyfish Western Pacific 20 TL 1758
Chelmonops curiosus Western talma Eastern Indian Ocean 26 TL 1986
Chelmonops truncatus Eastern talma Indo-West Pacific 22 TL 1859
Coradion altivelis Highfin coralfish Indo-West Pacific 18 TL 1916
Coradion calendula Orange-tailed coralfish Indo-West Pacific 15.8 SL 2023
Coradion chrysozonus Goldengirdled coralfish Indo-Pacific 15 TL 1831
Coradion melanopus Twospot coralfish Western Pacific 15 TL 1831
Forcipiger flavissimus Longnose butterfly fish Indo-Pacific 22 TL 1898
Forcipiger longirostris Longnose butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 22 TL 1782
Forcipiger wanai Cenderawasih longnose butterflyfish Western Pacific 17 TL 2012
Hemitaurichthys multispinosus Many-spined butterflyfish Pacific 20.8 NG 1975
Hemitaurichthys polylepis Pyramid butterflyfish Pacific Ocean 18 TL 1857
Hemitaurichthys thompsoni Thompson's butterflyfish Pacific Ocean 18 TL 1923
Hemitaurichthys zoster Brown-and-white butterflyfish Indian Ocean from East Af 18 TL 1831
Heniochus acuminatus Pennant coralfish Indo-Pacific 25 TL 1758
Heniochus chrysostomus Threeband pennantfish Indo-Pacific 18 TL 1831
Heniochus diphreutes False moorish idol Indo-Pacific 21 TL 1903
Heniochus intermedius Red Sea bannerfish Western Indian Ocean 18 TL 1893
Heniochus monoceros Masked bannerfish Indo-Pacific 24 TL 1831
Heniochus pleurotaenia Phantom bannerfish Indian Ocean 17 TL 1923
Heniochus singularius Singular bannerfish Pacific Ocean 30 TL 1911
Heniochus varius Horned bannerfish Pacific Ocean 19 TL 1829
Johnrandallia nigrirostris Blacknosed butterflyfish Eastern Pacific 20 TL 1862
Parachaetodon ocellatus Sixspine butterflyfish Indo-Pacific 18 TL 1831
Prognathodes aculeatus Longsnout butterflyfish Western Atlantic 10 TL 1860
Prognathodes aya Bank butterflyfish Western Central Atlantic 15 TL 1886
Prognathodes basabei Orange margin butterflyfish Eastern Central Pacific 10.6 SL 2016
Prognathodes brasiliensis Southwest Atlantic 2001
Prognathodes carlhubbsi Southeast Pacific 12.1 SL 1995
Prognathodes dichrous Bicolor butterflyfish Southeast Atlantic 16 TL 1869
Prognathodes falcifer Scythemarked butterflyfish Eastern Pacific 15 TL 1958
Prognathodes geminus Twin butterflyfish Western Central Pacific 7.1 SL 2019
Prognathodes guezei Gueze's butterflyfish Western Indian Ocean 11 TL 1976
Prognathodes guyanensis French butterflyfish Western Atlantic 13.6 TL 1960
Prognathodes guyotensis Northwest Pacific 15 TL 1982
Prognathodes marcellae Eastern Atlantic 11.6 TL 1950
Prognathodes obliquus Oblique butterflyfish Eastern Central Atlantic 15 TL 1980
Roa australis Triple-banded butterflyfish Indo-West Pacific 11.9 SL 2004
Roa excelsa Hawaiian gold-barred butterflyfish Pacific Ocean 15 TL 1921
Roa haraguchiae White-spine butterfyfsh Western Pacific 108.6 SL 2020
Roa jayakari Indian golden-barred butterflyfish Western Indian Ocean 16 TL 1939
Roa modesta Brown-banded butterflyfish Western Pacific 17 TL 1844
Roa rumsfeldi Deep-blackfin butterflyfish Western Pacific 7.8 SL 2017
Roa semilunaris Half-moon barred butterflyfish Western Indian Ocean 11.0 SL 2022
Roa uejoi Guam barred butterflyfish Western Pacific 10.1 SL 2022



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