Chaetodontidae
Chaetodon ocellatus Bloch, 1787
Chaetodon ocellatus Bloch, 1787
Chaetodon ocellatus, the spotfin butterflyfish, is a common western Atlantic marine ray-finned butterflyfish hard to keep in tanks.
Chaetodon ornatissimus Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon ornatissimus Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon ornatissimus, the ornate butterflyfish, is a reef-associated Indo-Pacific fish threatened by global coral reef habitat loss.
Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775
Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775
Chaetodon auriga is an Indo-Pacific butterflyfish with recognized subspecies, once recorded from the Mediterranean via likely aquarium release.
Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus, 1758
Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus, 1758
Chaetodon capistratus, the foureye butterflyfish, is a reef fish with a distinctive false eye spot and lifelong mating pairs.
Chaetodon humeralis Günther, 1860
Chaetodon humeralis Günther, 1860
Chaetodon humeralis is a butterflyfish species found in the Eastern Pacific that feeds on benthic invertebrates and algae.
Chaetodon rainfordi McCulloch, 1923
Chaetodon rainfordi McCulloch, 1923
Chaetodon rainfordi is a yellow-bodied obligate coral-eating butterflyfish found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Chaetodon sedentarius Poey, 1860
Chaetodon sedentarius Poey, 1860
Chaetodon sedentarius, the reef butterflyfish, is a small Western Atlantic butterflyfish species that lives on rocky and coral reefs.
Chaetodon adiergastos Seale, 1910
Chaetodon adiergastos Seale, 1910
Chaetodon adiergastos is a western Pacific marine butterflyfish species found on coral reefs.
Chaetodon andamanensis Kuiter & Debelius, 1999
Chaetodon andamanensis Kuiter & Debelius, 1999
Chaetodon andamanensis is a yellow butterflyfish found in the eastern Indian Ocean that feeds primarily on coral polyps.
Chaetodon aureofasciatus Macleay, 1878
Chaetodon aureofasciatus Macleay, 1878
Chaetodon aureofasciatus is a corallivorous butterflyfish found in the southwestern Pacific, sometimes collected for aquariums.
Chaetodon auripes Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Chaetodon auripes Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Chaetodon auripes is a yellow-bodied butterflyfish native to the western Pacific that feeds on algae and benthic invertebrates.
Chaetodon austriacus Rüppell, 1836
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.
Chaetodon baronessa Cuvier, 1829
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.
Chaetodon bennetti Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon bennetti Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon bennetti (bluelashed butterflyfish) is a yellow Indo-Pacific reef fish that feeds primarily on coral polyps.
Chaetodon citrinellus Cuvier, 1831
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.
Chaetodon collare Bloch, 1787
Chaetodon collare Bloch, 1787
Chaetodon collare is an Indo-West Pacific reef butterflyfish with a distinctive red tail base.
Chaetodon decussatus Cuvier, 1829
Chaetodon decussatus Cuvier, 1829
Chaetodon decussatus, the Indian vagabond butterflyfish, is an Indo-West Pacific marine butterflyfish that lives on coral reefs.
Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon ephippium, the saddle butterflyfish, is a large Indo-Pacific coral reef butterflyfish species in the family Chaetodontidae.
Chaetodon falcula Bloch, 1795
Chaetodon falcula Bloch, 1795
Chaetodon falcula is a reef-dwelling butterflyfish found across the Indian Ocean that feeds on small benthic invertebrates.
Chaetodon fasciatus Forsskål, 1775
Chaetodon fasciatus Forsskål, 1775
Chaetodon fasciatus, the diagonal butterflyfish, is a yellow-striped Indian Ocean fish that feeds on corals and gelatinous zooplankton.
Chaetodon flavirostris Günther, 1874
Chaetodon flavirostris Günther, 1874
Chaetodon flavirostris (black butterflyfish) is a small oviparous fish found in Pacific and Indian Ocean reef habitats.
Chaetodon fremblii Bennett, 1828
Chaetodon fremblii Bennett, 1828
Chaetodon fremblii (bluestripe butterflyfish) is an endemic Hawaiian reef fish with distinctive striped yellow coloration and a harem mating system.
Chaetodon guentheri Ahl, 1923
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.
Chaetodon guttatissimus Bennett, 1833
Chaetodon guttatissimus Bennett, 1833
Chaetodon guttatissimus, the peppered butterflyfish, is a small Indian Ocean butterflyfish that primarily feeds on coral polyps.
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