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Family: Chaetodontidae Butterflyfishes



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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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