Chaetodontidae
Chaetodon interruptus Ahl, 1923
Chaetodon interruptus Ahl, 1923
Chaetodon interruptus, the yellow teardrop butterflyfish, is an Indian Ocean reef-dwelling butterflyfish with a distinctive teardrop-shaped black flank marking.
Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790
Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790
Chaetodon kleinii, the sunburst butterflyfish, is an Indo-Pacific oviparous omnivore kept in marine aquaria.
Chaetodon lineolatus Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon lineolatus Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon lineolatus, the lined butterflyfish, is a large Indo-Pacific reef fish with specific feeding habits and monogamous social mating.
Chaetodon madagaskariensis Ahl, 1923
Chaetodon madagaskariensis Ahl, 1923
Chaetodon madagaskariensis, the Seychelles butterflyfish, is an Indian Ocean reef butterflyfish species growing to 13 cm long.
Chaetodon marleyi Regan, 1921
Chaetodon marleyi Regan, 1921
Chaetodon marleyi, the doublesash butterflyfish, is a small Southern African reef fish that feeds on algae and benthic invertebrates.
Chaetodon melannotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Chaetodon melannotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Chaetodon melannotus, the black-backed butterflyfish, is a widespread Indo-Pacific coral-feeding butterflyfish that is easy to keep in aquariums.
Chaetodon mertensii Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon mertensii Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon mertensii is a small Pacific butterflyfish that lives on reefs and feeds on algae and small invertebrates.
Chaetodon meyeri Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Chaetodon meyeri Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Chaetodon meyeri, the scrawled butterflyfish, is an oviparous Indo-Pacific obligate coral-feeding reef fish.
Chaetodon miliaris Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
Chaetodon miliaris Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
The millet butterflyfish, Chaetodon miliaris, is a Hawaiian-Johnston Atoll endemic fish sometimes kept in aquariums, assessed as least concern.
Chaetodon multicinctus Garrett, 1863
Chaetodon multicinctus Garrett, 1863
Chaetodon multicinctus, the pebbled butterflyfish, is a small reef-associated Pacific fish with distinctive vertical body bands.
Chaetodon ocellicaudus Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon ocellicaudus Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon ocellicaudus, the Spot-tailed Butterflyfish, is a Indo-Pacific coral reef butterflyfish that feeds on soft coral polyps.
Chaetodon octofasciatus Bloch, 1787
Chaetodon octofasciatus Bloch, 1787
Chaetodon octofasciatus, the eightband butterflyfish, is a small Indo-Pacific reef fish that feeds only on coral polyps.
Chaetodon oxycephalus Bleeker, 1853
Chaetodon oxycephalus Bleeker, 1853
Chaetodon oxycephalus, the spot-naped butterflyfish, is an Indo-West Pacific reef-dwelling marine butterflyfish that feeds on coral polyps and anemones.
Chaetodon paucifasciatus Ahl, 1923
Chaetodon paucifasciatus Ahl, 1923
Chaetodon paucifasciatus, the Eritrean butterflyfish, is a Red Sea butterflyfish popular in the aquarium trade.
Chaetodon pelewensis Kner, 1868
Chaetodon pelewensis Kner, 1868
Chaetodon pelewensis, the dot dash butterflyfish, is a small southern Pacific coral reef butterflyfish that hybridizes with spotband butterflyfish.
Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon plebeius, the blueblotch butterflyfish, is a small Indo-Pacific reef-dwelling corallivorous butterflyfish.
Chaetodon punctatofasciatus Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon punctatofasciatus Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon punctatofasciatus, the spot-banded butterflyfish, is an Indo-West Pacific fish species growing up to 12 cm long.
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus Gray, 1831
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus Gray, 1831
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus, the fourspot butterflyfish, is a Pacific coral-eating butterflyfish commonly kept in marine aquariums.
Chaetodon rafflesii Anonymous
Chaetodon rafflesii Anonymous
Chaetodon rafflesii, the latticed butterflyfish, is a reef-dwelling, yellow-patterned coral-feeding fish found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Chaetodon reticulatus Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon reticulatus Cuvier, 1831
The mailed butterflyfish (Chaetodon reticulatus) is an oviparous obligate coral-eating butterflyfish found in the western central Pacific.
Chaetodon semeion Bleeker, 1855
Chaetodon semeion Bleeker, 1855
Chaetodon semeion, the dotted butterflyfish, is a yellow Indo-Pacific reef fish that feeds on benthic invertebrates and ascidians.
Chaetodon semilarvatus Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon semilarvatus Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon semilarvatus, the bluecheek butterflyfish, is a yellow butterflyfish found in the northwestern Indian Ocean’s coral reefs.
Chaetodon speculum Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon speculum Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon speculum (mirror butterflyfish) is an Indo-Pacific coral reef butterflyfish that grows up to 18 cm long, feeding on coral polyps and invertebrates.
Chaetodon striatus Linnaeus, 1758
Chaetodon striatus Linnaeus, 1758
Chaetodon striatus, the banded butterflyfish, is a striped reef fish native to the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic Ocean.
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