n = 338
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaetodon abhortani | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon melannotus | Chaetodontidae | Blackback butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon aculeatus | (Poey, 1860) | Prognathodes aculeatus | Chaetodontidae | Longsnout butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon acuminatus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Heniochus acuminatus | Chaetodontidae | Pennant coralfish |
| Chaetodon adiergastos | Seale, 1910 | Chaetodon adiergastos | Chaetodontidae | Philippine butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon alepidotus | Linnaeus, 1766 | Peprilus paru | Stromateidae | American harvestfish |
| Chaetodon altipinnis | Cadenat, 1951 | Prognathodes marcellae | Chaetodontidae | |
| Chaetodon andamanensis | Kuiter & Debelius, 1999 | Chaetodon andamanensis | Chaetodontidae | |
| Chaetodon annularis | Bloch, 1787 | Pomacanthus annularis | Pomacanthidae | Bluering angelfish |
| Chaetodon aphrodite | Ogilby, 1889 | Chaetodon flavirostris | Chaetodontidae | Black butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon arcuanus | Gmelin, 1789 | Dascyllus aruanus | Pomacentridae | Whitetail dascyllus |
| Chaetodon arcuatus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Pomacanthus arcuatus | Pomacanthidae | Gray angelfish |
| Chaetodon argentatus | Smith & Radcliffe, 1911 | Chaetodon argentatus | Chaetodontidae | Asian butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon argenteus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Monodactylus argenteus | Monodactylidae | Silver moony |
| Chaetodon argus | Linnaeus, 1766 | Scatophagus argus | Scatophagidae | Spotted scat |
| Chaetodon armatus | White, 1790 | Enoplosus armatus | Enoplosidae | Old wife |
| Chaetodon aruanus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Dascyllus aruanus | Pomacentridae | Whitetail dascyllus |
| Chaetodon asfur | Forsskål, 1775 | Pomacanthus asfur | Pomacanthidae | Arabian angelfish |
| Chaetodon assarius | Waite, 1905 | Chaetodon assarius | Chaetodontidae | West Australian butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon atromaculatus | Bennett, 1830 | Scatophagus argus | Scatophagidae | Spotted scat |
| Chaetodon aureofasciatus | Macleay, 1878 | Chaetodon aureofasciatus | Chaetodontidae | Golden butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon aureus | Bloch, 1787 | Pomacanthus paru | Pomacanthidae | French angelfish |
| Chaetodon aureus | Molina, 1782 | Amphichaetodon melbae | Chaetodontidae | Narrow-barred butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon auriga | Forsskål, 1775 | Chaetodon auriga | Chaetodontidae | Threadfin butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon auriga setifier | (Bloch, 1795) | Chaetodon auriga | Chaetodontidae | Threadfin butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon auripes | Jordan & Snyder, 1901 | Chaetodon auripes | Chaetodontidae | Oriental butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon auromarginatus | Bliss, 1883 | Chaetodon xanthocephalus | Chaetodontidae | Yellowhead butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon aurora | De Vis, 1885 | Chaetodon ulietensis | Chaetodontidae | Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon austriacus | Rüppell, 1836 | Chaetodon austriacus | Chaetodontidae | Blacktail butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon aya | Jordan, 1886 | Prognathodes aya | Chaetodontidae | Bank butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon baronessa | Cuvier, 1829 | Chaetodon baronessa | Chaetodontidae | Eastern triangular butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon barronessa | Cuvier, 1829 | Chaetodon baronessa | Chaetodontidae | Eastern triangular butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon bella-maris | Seale, 1914 | Chaetodon wiebeli | Chaetodontidae | Hongkong butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon bellamaris | Seale, 1914 | Chaetodon wiebeli | Chaetodontidae | Hongkong butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon bellulus | Thiollière, 1857 | Chaetodon kleinii | Chaetodontidae | Sunburst butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon bellus | Solander, 1839 | Chaetodon trifasciatus | Chaetodontidae | Melon butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon benetti | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon bennetti | Chaetodontidae | Bluelashed butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon bengalensis | Bloch, 1787 | Abudefduf bengalensis | Pomacentridae | Bengal sergeant |
| Chaetodon bennetti | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon bennetti | Chaetodontidae | Bluelashed butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon biaculeatus | Bloch, 1790 | Premnas biaculeatus | Pomacentridae | Spinecheek anemonefish |
| Chaetodon bicolor | Bloch, 1787 | Centropyge bicolor | Pomacanthidae | Bicolor angelfish |
| Chaetodon bifascialis | Cuvier, 1829 | Chaetodon trifascialis | Chaetodontidae | Chevron butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon bifasciatus | Forsskål, 1775 | Acanthopagrus bifasciatus | Sparidae | Twobar seabream |
| Chaetodon bimaculatus | Bloch, 1790 | Chaetodon ocellatus | Chaetodontidae | Spotfin butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon binetti | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon bennetti | Chaetodontidae | Bluelashed butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon biocellatus | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon lunula | Chaetodontidae | Raccoon butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon blackburni | Desjardins, 1836 | Chaetodon blackburnii | Chaetodontidae | Brownburnie |
| Chaetodon blackburnii | Desjardins, 1836 | Chaetodon blackburnii | Chaetodontidae | Brownburnie |
| Chaetodon blockburnii | Desjardins, 1836 | Chaetodon blackburnii | Chaetodontidae | Brownburnie |
| Chaetodon bricei | Smith, 1898 | Chaetodon capistratus | Chaetodontidae | Foureye butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon brownriggii | Bennett, 1828 | Chrysiptera brownriggii | Pomacentridae | Surge damselfish |
| Chaetodon burgessi | Allen & Starck, 1973 | Chaetodon burgessi | Chaetodontidae | Burgess' butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon canaliculatus | Park, 1797 | Siganus canaliculatus | Siganidae | White-spotted spinefoot |
| Chaetodon canescens | Linnaeus, 1758 | Zanclus cornutus | Zanclidae | Moorish idol |
| Chaetodon capistratus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Chaetodon capistratus | Chaetodontidae | Foureye butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon carens | Seale, 1910 | Chaetodon nippon | Chaetodontidae | Japanese butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon chilensis | Gmelin, 1789 | Amphichaetodon melbae | Chaetodontidae | Narrow-barred butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon chinensis | Bloch, 1790 | Macropodus opercularis | Osphronemidae | Paradisefish |
| Chaetodon chirurgus | Bloch, 1787 | Acanthurus chirurgus | Acanthuridae | Doctorfish |
| Chaetodon chrysozonus | Cuvier, 1831 | Coradion chrysozonus | Chaetodontidae | Goldengirdled coralfish |
| Chaetodon chrysurus madagaskariensis | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon madagaskariensis | Chaetodontidae | Seychelles butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon chrysurus paucifasciatus | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon paucifasciatus | Chaetodontidae | Eritrean butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon ciliaris | Linnaeus, 1758 | Holacanthus ciliaris | Pomacanthidae | Queen angelfish |
| Chaetodon cingulatus | Fowler, 1934 | Chaetodon kleinii | Chaetodontidae | Sunburst butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon citrinellus | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon citrinellus | Chaetodontidae | Speckled butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon citrinellus semipunctatus | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon citrinellus | Chaetodontidae | Speckled butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon collare | Bloch, 1787 | Chaetodon collare | Chaetodontidae | Redtail butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon collare duplicicollis | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon collare | Chaetodontidae | Redtail butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon collare knerii | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon wiebeli | Chaetodontidae | Hongkong butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon collaris | Bloch, 1787 | Chaetodon collare | Chaetodontidae | Redtail butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon consuelae | Mowbray, 1928 | Chaetodon striatus | Chaetodontidae | Banded butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon corallicola | Snyder, 1904 | Chaetodon kleinii | Chaetodontidae | Sunburst butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon cordiformis | Thiollière, 1857 | Chaetodon plebeius | Chaetodontidae | Blueblotch butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon cornutus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Zanclus cornutus | Zanclidae | Moorish idol |
| Chaetodon couaga | Lacepède, 1802 | Acanthurus triostegus | Acanthuridae | Convict surgeonfish |
| Chaetodon curacao | Bloch, 1787 | Amblyglyphidodon curacao | Pomacentridae | Staghorn damselfish |
| Chaetodon daedalma | Jordan & Fowler, 1902 | Chaetodon daedalma | Chaetodontidae | Wrought iron butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon dahli | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon rafflesii | Chaetodontidae | Latticed butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon dayi | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon xanthocephalus | Chaetodontidae | Yellowhead butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon decipiens | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon nippon | Chaetodontidae | Japanese butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon declevis | Burgess & Randall, 1978 | Chaetodon declivis | Chaetodontidae | Marquesas butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon declivis | Randall, 1975 | Chaetodon declivis | Chaetodontidae | Marquesas butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon decoratus | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon semeion | Chaetodontidae | Dotted butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon decussatus | Cuvier, 1829 | Chaetodon decussatus | Chaetodontidae | Indian vagabond butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon desmotes | (Jordan & Fowler, 1902) | Chaetodon modestus | Chaetodontidae | Brown-banded butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon diacanthus | Boddaert, 1772 | Pygoplites diacanthus | Pomacanthidae | Regal angelfish |
| Chaetodon dialeucos | Salm & Mee, 1989 | Chaetodon dialeucos | Chaetodontidae | Oman butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon dichrous | Günther, 1869 | Prognathodes dichrous | Chaetodontidae | Bicolor butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon dixoni | Regan, 1904 | Chaetodon mertensii | Chaetodontidae | Atoll butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon dizoster | Valenciennes, 1831 | Chaetodon falcula | Chaetodontidae | Blackwedged butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon dolosus | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon dolosus | Chaetodontidae | African butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon dorsalis | Rüppell, 1829 | Chaetodon melannotus | Chaetodontidae | Blackback butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon dorsiocellatus | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon flavirostris | Chaetodontidae | Black butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon enceladus | Shaw, 1791 | Chelmon rostratus | Chaetodontidae | Copperband butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon ephippium | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon ephippium | Chaetodontidae | Saddle butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon eques | Steindachner, 1903 | Prognathodes aya | Chaetodontidae | Bank butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon excelsa | (Jordan, 1921) | Roa excelsa | Chaetodontidae | Hawaiian gold-barred butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon faber | Broussonet, 1782 | Chaetodipterus faber | Ephippidae | Atlantic spadefish |
| Chaetodon facula | Bloch, 1795 | Chaetodon falcula | Chaetodontidae | Blackwedged butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon falcifer | Hubbs & Rechnitzer, 1958 | Prognathodes falcifer | Chaetodontidae | Scythemarked butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon falcula | Bloch, 1795 | Chaetodon falcula | Chaetodontidae | Blackwedged butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon fallax | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon auripes | Chaetodontidae | Oriental butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon fasciatus | Forsskål, 1775 | Chaetodon fasciatus | Chaetodontidae | Diagonal butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon flavescens | Bennett, 1831 | Chaetodon kleinii | Chaetodontidae | Sunburst butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon flavirostris | Günther, 1874 | Chaetodon flavirostris | Chaetodontidae | Black butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon flavocoronatus | Myers, 1980 | Chaetodon flavocoronatus | Chaetodontidae | Yellow-crowned butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon flavus | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Chaetodon fasciatus | Chaetodontidae | Diagonal butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon fowleri | Klausewitz, 1955 | Chaetodon collare | Chaetodontidae | Redtail butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon fremblii | Bennett, 1828 | Chaetodon fremblii | Chaetodontidae | Bluestriped butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon frenatus | Fowler, 1935 | Chaetodon wiebeli | Chaetodontidae | Hongkong butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon gardineri | Norman, 1939 | Chaetodon gardineri | Chaetodontidae | Gardner's butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon gardneri | Norman, 1939 | Chaetodon gardineri | Chaetodontidae | Gardner's butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon garnoti | Lesson, 1831 | Chaetodon ephippium | Chaetodontidae | Saddle butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon germanus | De Vis, 1884 | Chaetodon pelewensis | Chaetodontidae | Sunset butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon goniodes | Woods, 1961 | Prognathodes guyanensis | Chaetodontidae | French butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon gracilis | Günther, 1860 | Chaetodon sedentarius | Chaetodontidae | Reef butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon guentheri | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon guentheri | Chaetodontidae | Crochet butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon guezei | Maugé & Bauchot, 1976 | Prognathodes guezei | Chaetodontidae | Gueze's butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon guntheri | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon guentheri | Chaetodontidae | Crochet butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon guttatissimus | Bennett, 1833 | Chaetodon guttatissimus | Chaetodontidae | Peppered butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon guttatus | Bloch, 1787 | Siganus guttatus | Siganidae | Goldlined spinefoot |
| Chaetodon guyanensis | Durand, 1960 | Prognathodes guyanensis | Chaetodontidae | French butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon guyotensis | Yamamoto & Tameka, 1982 | Prognathodes guyotensis | Chaetodontidae | |
| Chaetodon hadjan | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Chaetodon mesoleucos | Chaetodontidae | White-face butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon hemichrysus | Burgess & Randall, 1978 | Chaetodon smithi | Chaetodontidae | Smith's butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon hoefleri | Steindachner, 1881 | Chaetodon hoefleri | Chaetodontidae | Four-banded butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon howensis | Waite, 1903 | Amphichaetodon howensis | Chaetodontidae | Lord Howe Island butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon humeralis | Günther, 1860 | Chaetodon humeralis | Chaetodontidae | Threebanded butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon imperator | Bloch, 1787 | Pomacanthus imperator | Pomacanthidae | Emperor angelfish |
| Chaetodon interruptus | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon interruptus | Chaetodontidae | Yellow teardrop butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon iunula | (Lacepède, 1802) | Chaetodon lunula | Chaetodontidae | Raccoon butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon jayakari | Norman, 1939 | Roa jayakari | Chaetodontidae | Indian golden-barred butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon karraf | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon larvatus | Chaetodontidae | Hooded butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon kleini | Bloch, 1790 | Chaetodon kleinii | Chaetodontidae | Sunburst butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon kleinii | Bloch, 1790 | Chaetodon kleinii | Chaetodontidae | Sunburst butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon klunzingeri | Kossman & Räuber, 1876 | Chaetodon austriacus | Chaetodontidae | Blacktail butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon labiatus | Cuvier, 1831 | Coradion chrysozonus | Chaetodontidae | Goldengirdled coralfish |
| Chaetodon lanceolatus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Equetus lanceolatus | Sciaenidae | Jack-knifefish |
| Chaetodon larvatus | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon larvatus | Chaetodontidae | Hooded butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon layardi | Blyth, 1852 | Chaetodon trifasciatus | Chaetodontidae | Melon butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon leachii | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon trifascialis | Chaetodontidae | Chevron butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon leucopleura | Playfair, 1867 | Chaetodon leucopleura | Chaetodontidae | Somali butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon leucopygus | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon leucopleura | Chaetodontidae | Somali butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon lieneolatus | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon lineolatus | Chaetodontidae | Lined butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon lineatus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Acanthurus lineatus | Acanthuridae | Lined surgeonfish |
| Chaetodon lineolatus | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon lineolatus | Chaetodontidae | Lined butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon littoricola | Poey, 1868 | Pomacanthus arcuatus | Pomacanthidae | Gray angelfish |
| Chaetodon litus | Randall & Caldwell, 1973 | Chaetodon litus | Chaetodontidae | Easter Island butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon lividus | Forster, 1801 | Stegastes lividus | Pomacentridae | |
| Chaetodon longimanus | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Drepane longimana | Drepaneidae | Concertina fish |
| Chaetodon longirostris | Broussonet, 1782 | Forcipiger longirostris | Chaetodontidae | Longnose butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon luciae | Rochebrune, 1880 | Chaetodon robustus | Chaetodontidae | Three-banded butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon luluna | (Lacepède, 1802) | Chaetodon lunula | Chaetodontidae | Raccoon butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon lunatus | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon lineolatus | Chaetodontidae | Lined butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon lunula | (Lacepède, 1802) | Chaetodon lunula | Chaetodontidae | Raccoon butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon lunulatus | Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 | Chaetodon lunulatus | Chaetodontidae | Oval butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon lutescens | Bonnaterre, 1788 | Pomacanthus arcuatus | Pomacanthidae | Gray angelfish |
| Chaetodon lydiae | Curtiss, 1938 | Chaetodon ornatissimus | Chaetodontidae | Ornate butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon macrolepidotus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Heniochus acuminatus | Chaetodontidae | Pennant coralfish |
| Chaetodon maculatus | Bloch, 1795 | Etroplus maculatus | Cichlidae | Orange chromide |
| Chaetodon maculatus | Sauvage, 1891 | Chaetodon guttatissimus | Chaetodontidae | Peppered butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon maculosus | Forsskål, 1775 | Pomacanthus maculosus | Pomacanthidae | Yellowbar angelfish |
| Chaetodon madagascariensis | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon madagaskariensis | Chaetodontidae | Seychelles butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon madagaskariensis | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon madagaskariensis | Chaetodontidae | Seychelles butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon maecellae | Poll, 1950 | Prognathodes marcellae | Chaetodontidae | |
| Chaetodon mantelliger | Jenkins, 1901 | Chaetodon miliaris | Chaetodontidae | Millet butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon marcellae | Poll, 1950 | Prognathodes marcellae | Chaetodontidae | |
| Chaetodon marginatus | Bloch, 1787 | Abudefduf saxatilis | Pomacentridae | Sergeant-major |
| Chaetodon marleyi | Regan, 1921 | Chaetodon marleyi | Chaetodontidae | Doublesash butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon mata | Cuvier, 1829 | Acanthurus mata | Acanthuridae | Elongate surgeonfish |
| Chaetodon mauritii | Bloch, 1787 | Abudefduf saxatilis | Pomacentridae | Sergeant-major |
| Chaetodon melammystax | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Chaetodon kleinii | Chaetodontidae | Sunburst butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon melannotus | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Chaetodon melannotus | Chaetodontidae | Blackback butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon melanopoma | Playfair, 1867 | Chaetodon semilarvatus | Chaetodontidae | Bluecheek butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon melanopterus | Playfair, 1867 | Chaetodon melapterus | Chaetodontidae | Arabian butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon melanopus | Cuvier, 1831 | Coradion melanopus | Chaetodontidae | Twospot coralfish |
| Chaetodon melanotus | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon melannotus | Chaetodontidae | Blackback butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon melanotus | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Chaetodon melannotus | Chaetodontidae | Blackback butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon melapterus | Guichenot, 1863 | Chaetodon melapterus | Chaetodontidae | Arabian butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon melastomus | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Chaetodon kleinii | Chaetodontidae | Sunburst butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon mendoncae | Smith, 1953 | Chaetodon dolosus | Chaetodontidae | African butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon mertensi | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon mertensii | Chaetodontidae | Atoll butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon mertensii | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon mertensii | Chaetodontidae | Atoll butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon mesogallicus | Cuvier, 1829 | Chaetodon vagabundus | Chaetodontidae | Vagabond butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon mesoleucor | Forsskål, 1775 | Chaetodon mesoleucos | Chaetodontidae | White-face butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon mesoleucos | Forsskål, 1775 | Chaetodon mesoleucos | Chaetodontidae | White-face butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon mesoleucus | Forsskål, 1775 | Chaetodon mesoleucos | Chaetodontidae | White-face butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon mesoleucus | Bloch, 1787 | Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus | Pomacanthidae | Vermiculated angelfish |
| Chaetodon meta | Cuvier, 1829 | Acanthurus mata | Acanthuridae | Elongate surgeonfish |
| Chaetodon meyeri | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Chaetodon meyeri | Chaetodontidae | Scrawled butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon miliaris | Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 | Chaetodon miliaris | Chaetodontidae | Millet butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon mitratus | Günther, 1860 | Chaetodon mitratus | Chaetodontidae | Indian butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon modestus | Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 | Chaetodon modestus | Chaetodontidae | Brown-banded butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon monodactylus | Carmichael, 1819 | Nemadactylus monodactylus | Cheilodactylidae | St. Paul's fingerfin |
| Chaetodon mulsanti | Thiollière, 1857 | Chaetodon ephippium | Chaetodontidae | Saddle butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon multicinctus | Garrett, 1863 | Chaetodon multicinctus | Chaetodontidae | Pebbled butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon mycteryzans | Gronow, 1854 | Heniochus acuminatus | Chaetodontidae | Pennant coralfish |
| Chaetodon nesogallicus | Cuvier, 1829 | Chaetodon vagabundus | Chaetodontidae | Vagabond butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon nicobariensis | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Pomacanthus imperator | Pomacanthidae | Emperor angelfish |
| Chaetodon nigricans | Linnaeus, 1758 | Acanthurus nigricans | Acanthuridae | Whitecheek surgeonfish |
| Chaetodon nigripes | De Vis, 1884 | Chaetodon citrinellus | Chaetodontidae | Speckled butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon nigripinnatus | Desjardins, 1836 | Chaetodon xanthocephalus | Chaetodontidae | Yellowhead butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon nigripinnis | Peters, 1855 | Chaetodon xanthocephalus | Chaetodontidae | Yellowhead butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon nigrofuscus | Forsskål, 1775 | Acanthurus nigrofuscus | Acanthuridae | Brown surgeonfish |
| Chaetodon nigrofuscus gahhm | Forsskål, 1775 | Acanthurus gahhm | Acanthuridae | Black surgeonfish |
| Chaetodon nigropunctatus | Sauvage, 1880 | Chaetodon nigropunctatus | Chaetodontidae | Black-spotted butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon nippon | Steindachner & Döderlein, 1883 | Chaetodon nippon | Chaetodontidae | Japanese butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon notophthalmus | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon marleyi | Chaetodontidae | Doublesash butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon obliquus | Lubbock & Edwards, 1980 | Prognathodes obliquus | Chaetodontidae | Oblique butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon obscurus | Boulenger, 1888 | Chaetodon nigropunctatus | Chaetodontidae | Black-spotted butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon ocellatus | Bloch, 1787 | Chaetodon ocellatus | Chaetodontidae | Spotfin butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon ocellicaudus | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon ocellicaudus | Chaetodontidae | Spot-tail butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon ocellifer | Franz, 1910 | Chaetodon speculum | Chaetodontidae | Mirror butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon octofasciatus | Bloch, 1787 | Chaetodon octofasciatus | Chaetodontidae | Eightband butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon octolineatus | Gronow, 1854 | Chaetodon octofasciatus | Chaetodontidae | Eightband butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon oligacanthus | Bleeker, 1850 | Parachaetodon ocellatus | Chaetodontidae | Sixspine butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon orbicularis | Forsskål, 1775 | Platax orbicularis | Ephippidae | Orbicular batfish |
| Chaetodon orbis | Bloch, 1787 | Ephippus orbis | Ephippidae | Orbfish |
| Chaetodon ornatissimus | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon ornatissimus | Chaetodontidae | Ornate butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon ornatissimus kaupi | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon ornatissimus | Chaetodontidae | Ornate butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon ornatus | Gray, 1831 | Chaetodon ornatissimus | Chaetodontidae | Ornate butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon ovalis | Thiollière, 1857 | Chaetodon trifasciatus | Chaetodontidae | Melon butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon oxycephalus | Bleeker, 1853 | Chaetodon oxycephalus | Chaetodontidae | Spot-nape butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon pairatalis | Hamilton, 1822 | Scatophagus argus | Scatophagidae | Spotted scat |
| Chaetodon parallelus | Gronow, 1854 | Chaetodon collare | Chaetodontidae | Redtail butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon parrae | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Holacanthus ciliaris | Pomacanthidae | Queen angelfish |
| Chaetodon paru | Bloch, 1787 | Pomacanthus paru | Pomacanthidae | French angelfish |
| Chaetodon paucifasciatus | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon paucifasciatus | Chaetodontidae | Eritrean butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon pavo | Bloch, 1787 | Pomacentrus pavo | Pomacentridae | Sapphire damsel |
| Chaetodon pelewensis | Kner, 1868 | Chaetodon pelewensis | Chaetodontidae | Sunset butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon pelewensis germanus | De Vis, 1884 | Chaetodon pelewensis | Chaetodontidae | Sunset butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon pepek | Montrouzier, 1857 | Chaetodon trifasciatus | Chaetodontidae | Melon butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon pictus | Forsskål, 1775 | Chaetodon pictus | Chaetodontidae | Horseshoe butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon pinnatus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Platax pinnatus | Ephippidae | Dusky batfish |
| Chaetodon plebeius | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon plebeius | Chaetodontidae | Blueblotch butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon plebelus | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon plebeius | Chaetodontidae | Blueblotch butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon polylepis | Bleeker, 1857 | Hemitaurichthys polylepis | Chaetodontidae | Pyramid butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon praetextatus | Cantor, 1849 | Chaetodon collare | Chaetodontidae | Redtail butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon princeps | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon rafflesii | Chaetodontidae | Latticed butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon principalis | Cuvier, 1829 | Chaetodon ephippium | Chaetodontidae | Saddle butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon punctato-fasciatus | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon punctatofasciatus | Chaetodontidae | Spotband butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon punctatofasciatus | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon punctatofasciatus | Chaetodontidae | Spotband butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon punctatolineatus | Gronow, 1854 | Chaetodon punctatofasciatus | Chaetodontidae | Spotband butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon punctatus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Drepane punctata | Drepaneidae | Spotted sicklefish |
| Chaetodon punctofasciatus | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon punctatofasciatus | Chaetodontidae | Spotband butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon punctulatus | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon guentheri | Chaetodontidae | Crochet butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon quadrifasciatus | Sevastianoff, 1809 | Datnioides polota | Datnioididae | |
| Chaetodon quadrimaculatus | Gray, 1831 | Chaetodon quadrimaculatus | Chaetodontidae | Fourspot butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon quadromaculatus | Gray, 1831 | Chaetodon quadrimaculatus | Chaetodontidae | Fourspot butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon quinquecinctus | Cuvier, 1829 | Pomacanthus arcuatus | Pomacanthidae | Gray angelfish |
| Chaetodon rafflesi | Anonymous [Bennett], 1830 | Chaetodon rafflesii | Chaetodontidae | Latticed butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon rafflesii | Anonymous [Bennett], 1830 | Chaetodon rafflesii | Chaetodontidae | Latticed butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon rafflessi | Anonymous [Bennett], 1830 | Chaetodon rafflesii | Chaetodontidae | Latticed butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon rainfordi | McCulloch, 1923 | Chaetodon rainfordi | Chaetodontidae | Rainford's butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon recticulatus | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon reticulatus | Chaetodontidae | Mailed butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon reinwardti | Günther, 1860 | Chaetodon melannotus | Chaetodontidae | Blackback butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon reticulatus | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon reticulatus | Chaetodontidae | Mailed butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon robustus | Günther, 1860 | Chaetodon robustus | Chaetodontidae | Three-banded butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon rostratus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Chelmon rostratus | Chaetodontidae | Copperband butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon sanctaehelena uniformis | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon sanctaehelenae | Chaetodontidae | Saint Helena butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon sanctaehelenae | Günther, 1868 | Chaetodon sanctaehelenae | Chaetodontidae | Saint Helena butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon sargoides | Lacepède, 1802 | Abudefduf saxatilis | Pomacentridae | Sergeant-major |
| Chaetodon satifer | Bloch, 1795 | Chaetodon auriga | Chaetodontidae | Threadfin butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon saxatilis | Linnaeus, 1758 | Abudefduf saxatilis | Pomacentridae | Sergeant-major |
| Chaetodon sebae | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon rafflesii | Chaetodontidae | Latticed butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon sebanus | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon auriga | Chaetodontidae | Threadfin butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon sedentarius | Poey, 1860 | Chaetodon sedentarius | Chaetodontidae | Reef butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon selene | Bleeker, 1853 | Chaetodon selene | Chaetodontidae | Yellow-dotted butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon semeion | Bleeker, 1855 | Chaetodon semeion | Chaetodontidae | Dotted butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon semilarvatus | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon semilarvatus | Chaetodontidae | Bluecheek butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon setifer | Bloch, 1795 | Chaetodon auriga | Chaetodontidae | Threadfin butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon setifer hawaiiensis | Borodin, 1930 | Chaetodon vagabundus | Chaetodontidae | Vagabond butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon sexfasciatus | Richardson, 1842 | Tilodon sexfasciatus | Kyphosidae | Moonlighter |
| Chaetodon smithi | Randall, 1975 | Chaetodon smithi | Chaetodontidae | Smith's butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon sohal | Forsskål, 1775 | Acanthurus sohal | Acanthuridae | Sohal surgeonfish |
| Chaetodon sohar | (Forsskål, 1775) | Acanthurus sohal | Acanthuridae | Sohal surgeonfish |
| Chaetodon sordidus | Forsskål, 1775 | Abudefduf sordidus | Pomacentridae | Blackspot sergeant |
| Chaetodon speculum | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon speculum | Chaetodontidae | Mirror butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon sphenospilus | Jenkins, 1901 | Chaetodon unimaculatus | Chaetodontidae | Teardrop butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon spilopleura | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon speculum | Chaetodontidae | Mirror butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon squamulosus | Shaw, 1796 | Holacanthus ciliaris | Pomacanthidae | Queen angelfish |
| Chaetodon striangulus | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon trifascialis | Chaetodontidae | Chevron butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon striatus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Chaetodon striatus | Chaetodontidae | Banded butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon striatus albipinnis | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon striatus | Chaetodontidae | Banded butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon striatus dorsimacula | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon striatus | Chaetodontidae | Banded butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon strigangulus | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon trifascialis | Chaetodontidae | Chevron butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon strigangulus | Lay & Bennett, 1839 | Chaetodon trifascialis | Chaetodontidae | Chevron butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon strigatus | Cuvier, 1831 | Microcanthus strigatus | Kyphosidae | Stripey |
| Chaetodon superbus | Broussonet, 1831 | Chaetodon reticulatus | Chaetodontidae | Mailed butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon superbus | Lesson, 1831 | Chaetodon reticulatus | Chaetodontidae | Mailed butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon suratensis | Bloch, 1790 | Etroplus suratensis | Cichlidae | Pearlspot |
| Chaetodon tallii | Bleeker, 1854 | Chaetodon lineolatus | Chaetodontidae | Lined butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon taunigrum | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon trifasciatus | Chaetodontidae | Melon butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon tearlachi | Curtiss, 1938 | Chaetodon trifascialis | Chaetodontidae | Chevron butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon teatae | Curtiss, 1938 | Heniochus chrysostomus | Chaetodontidae | Threeband pennantfish |
| Chaetodon teira | Forsskål, 1775 | Platax teira | Ephippidae | Longfin batfish |
| Chaetodon tetracanthus | Lacepède, 1802 | Scatophagus tetracanthus | Scatophagidae | Scatty |
| Chaetodon tinkeri | Schultz, 1951 | Chaetodon tinkeri | Chaetodontidae | Hawaiian butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon townleyi | De Vis, 1884 | Parachaetodon ocellatus | Chaetodontidae | Sixspine butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon triangularis | Rüppell, 1829 | Chaetodon trifascialis | Chaetodontidae | Chevron butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon triangulum | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon triangulum | Chaetodontidae | Triangle butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon trichrous | Günther, 1874 | Chaetodon trichrous | Chaetodontidae | Tahiti butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon tricinctus | Waite, 1901 | Chaetodon tricinctus | Chaetodontidae | Three-striped butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon tricolor | Bloch, 1795 | Holacanthus tricolor | Pomacanthidae | Rock beauty |
| Chaetodon trifascialis | Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 | Chaetodon trifascialis | Chaetodontidae | Chevron butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon trifasciatus | Park, 1797 | Chaetodon trifasciatus | Chaetodontidae | Melon butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon trifasciatus arabica | Steindachner, 1899 | Chaetodon melapterus | Chaetodontidae | Arabian butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon trifasciatus austriacus | Rüppell, 1836 | Chaetodon austriacus | Chaetodontidae | Blacktail butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon trifasciatus caudifasciatus | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon trifasciatus | Chaetodontidae | Melon butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon trifasciatus klunzingeri | Kossman & Räuber, 1877 | Chaetodon austriacus | Chaetodontidae | Blacktail butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon trifasciatus trifasciatus | Park, 1797 | Chaetodon trifasciatus | Chaetodontidae | Melon butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon triostegus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Acanthurus triostegus | Acanthuridae | Convict surgeonfish |
| Chaetodon truncatus | Kner, 1859 | Chelmonops truncatus | Chaetodontidae | Truncate coralfish |
| Chaetodon tyrwhitti | Bennett, 1830 | Abudefduf vaigiensis | Pomacentridae | Indo-Pacific sergeant |
| Chaetodon ulientensis | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon ulietensis | Chaetodontidae | Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon ulietensis | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon ulietensis | Chaetodontidae | Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon ulietensis confluens | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon ulietensis | Chaetodontidae | Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon umbratus | Cabrera, Pérez & Haenseler, 1857 | Brama brama | Bramidae | Atlantic pomfret |
| Chaetodon unicolor | Sauvage, 1880 | Prognathodes aculeatus | Chaetodontidae | Longsnout butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon unicornis | Forsskål, 1775 | Naso unicornis | Acanthuridae | Bluespine unicornfish |
| Chaetodon unimaculatus | Bloch, 1787 | Chaetodon unimaculatus | Chaetodontidae | Teardrop butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon unimaculatus interruptus | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon interruptus | Chaetodontidae | Yellow teardrop butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon vagabundus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Chaetodon vagabundus | Chaetodontidae | Vagabond butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon vagabundus jordani | Ahl, 1923 | Chaetodon decussatus | Chaetodontidae | Indian vagabond butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon vagabundus pictus | Forsskål, 1775 | Chaetodon pictus | Chaetodontidae | Horseshoe butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon vespertilio | Bloch, 1787 | Platax orbicularis | Ephippidae | Orbicular batfish |
| Chaetodon vinctus | Lay & Bennett, 1839 | Chaetodon bennetti | Chaetodontidae | Bluelashed butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon virescens | Cuvier, 1831 | Chaetodon kleinii | Chaetodontidae | Sunburst butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon viridis | Bleeker, 1845 | Chaetodon collare | Chaetodontidae | Redtail butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon vittatus | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Chaetodon trifasciatus | Chaetodontidae | Melon butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon vugabundus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Chaetodon vagabundus | Chaetodontidae | Vagabond butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon weibeli | Kaup, 1863 | Chaetodon wiebeli | Chaetodontidae | Hongkong butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon wiebeli | Kaup, 1863 | Chaetodon wiebeli | Chaetodontidae | Hongkong butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon xanthocephalus | Bennett, 1833 | Chaetodon xanthocephalus | Chaetodontidae | Yellowhead butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon xanthoicephalus | Bennett, 1833 | Chaetodon xanthocephalus | Chaetodontidae | Yellowhead butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon xanthurus | Bleeker, 1857 | Chaetodon xanthurus | Chaetodontidae | Pearlscale butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon zanzibarensis | Playfair, 1867 | Chaetodon zanzibarensis | Chaetodontidae | Zanzibar butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon zanzibariensis | Playfair, 1867 | Chaetodon zanzibarensis | Chaetodontidae | Zanzibar butterflyfish |
| Chaetodon zoster | Bennett, 1831 | Hemitaurichthys zoster | Chaetodontidae | Brown-and-white butterflyfish |