Species under Chaetodon

Species under Chaetodon

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Species name	Common name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Chaetodon adiergastos Seale, 1910	Philippine butterflyfish	Western Pacific	20
Chaetodon andamanensis Kuiter & Debelius, 1999	Andaman butterflyfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	15
Chaetodon argentatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1911	Asian butterflyfish	Western Pacific	20
Chaetodon assarius Waite, 1905	West Australian butterflyfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	13
Chaetodon aureofasciatus Macleay, 1878	Golden butterflyfish	Western Pacific	16
Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775	Threadfin butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	25
Chaetodon auripes Jordan & Snyder, 1901	Oriental butterflyfish	Western Pacific	20
Chaetodon austriacus Rüppell, 1836	Blacktail butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	13
Chaetodon baronessa Cuvier, 1829	Eastern triangular butterflyfish	Western Pacific	16
Chaetodon bennetti Cuvier, 1831	Bluelashed butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	20
Chaetodon blackburnii Desjardins, 1836	Brownburnie	Western Indian Ocean	13
Chaetodon burgessi Allen & Starck, 1973	Burgess' butterflyfish	Western Pacific	14
Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus, 1758	Foureye butterflyfish	Western Atlantic	15
Chaetodon citrinellus Cuvier, 1831	Speckled butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	13
Chaetodon collare Bloch, 1787	Redtail butterflyfish	Indo-West Pacific	18
Chaetodon daedalma Jordan & Fowler, 1902	Wrought iron butterflyfish	Northwest Pacific	15
Chaetodon declivis Randall, 1975	Marquesas butterflyfish	Central Pacific Ocean	12
Chaetodon decussatus Cuvier, 1829	Indian vagabond butterflyfish	Indo-West Pacific	20
Chaetodon dialeucos Salm & Mee, 1989	Oman butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	18
Chaetodon dolosus Ahl, 1923	African butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	15
Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831	Saddle butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	30
Chaetodon falcula Bloch, 1795	Blackwedged butterflyfish	Indian Ocean	20
Chaetodon fasciatus Forsskål, 1775	Diagonal butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	22
Chaetodon flavirostris Günther, 1874	Black butterflyfish	Pacific Ocean	20
Chaetodon flavocoronatus Myers, 1980	Yellow-crowned butterflyfish	Western Pacific	12
Chaetodon fremblii Bennett, 1828	Bluestriped butterflyfish	Eastern Pacific	13
Chaetodon gardineri Norman, 1939	Gardner's butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	17
Chaetodon guentheri Ahl, 1923	Crochet butterflyfish	Western Pacific	18
Chaetodon guttatissimus Bennett, 1833	Peppered butterflyfish	Indian Ocean	12
Chaetodon hoefleri Steindachner, 1881	Four-banded butterflyfish	Eastern Atlantic	27
Chaetodon humeralis Günther, 1860	Threebanded butterflyfish	Eastern Pacific	25.4
Chaetodon interruptus Ahl, 1923	Yellow teardrop butterflyfish	Indian Ocean	20
Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790	Sunburst butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	15
Chaetodon larvatus Cuvier, 1831	Hooded butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	12
Chaetodon leucopleura Playfair, 1867	Somali butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	18
Chaetodon lineolatus Cuvier, 1831	Lined butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	30
Chaetodon litus Randall & Caldwell, 1973	Easter Island butterflyfish	Southeast Pacific	15.5
Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802)	Raccoon butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	20
Chaetodon lunulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825	Oval butterflyfish	Pacific Ocean	26.7
Chaetodon madagaskariensis Ahl, 1923	Seychelles butterflyfish	Indian Ocean	13
Chaetodon marleyi Regan, 1921	Doublesash butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	20
Chaetodon melannotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801	Blackback butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	25
Chaetodon melapterus Guichenot, 1863	Arabian butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	13
Chaetodon mertensii Cuvier, 1831	Atoll butterflyfish	Pacific Ocean	12.5
Chaetodon mesoleucos Forsskål, 1775	White-face butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	13
Chaetodon meyeri Bloch & Schneider, 1801	Scrawled butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	20
Chaetodon miliaris Quoy & Gaimard, 1825	Millet butterflyfish	Eastern Central Pacific	13
Chaetodon mitratus Günther, 1860	Indian butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	14
Chaetodon multicinctus Garrett, 1863	Pebbled butterflyfish	Eastern Central Pacific	12
Chaetodon nigropunctatus Sauvage, 1880	Black-spotted butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	14
Chaetodon nippon Steindachner & Döderlein, 1883	Japanese butterflyfish	Western Pacific	15
Chaetodon ocellatus Bloch, 1787	Spotfin butterflyfish	Western Atlantic	20
Chaetodon ocellicaudus Cuvier, 1831	Spot-tail butterflyfish	Western Central Pacific	15
Chaetodon octofasciatus Bloch, 1787	Eightband butterflyfish	Indo-West Pacific	12
Chaetodon ornatissimus Cuvier, 1831	Ornate butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	20
Chaetodon oxycephalus Bleeker, 1853	Spot-nape butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	25
Chaetodon paucifasciatus Ahl, 1923	Eritrean butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	14
Chaetodon pelewensis Kner, 1868	Sunset butterflyfish	Pacific Ocean	12.5
Chaetodon pictus Forsskål, 1775	Horseshoe butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	15.4
Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier, 1831	Blueblotch butterflyfish	Western Pacific	15
Chaetodon punctatofasciatus Cuvier, 1831	Spotband butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	12
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus Gray, 1831	Fourspot butterflyfish	Pacific Ocean	16
Chaetodon rafflesii Anonymous [Bennett], 1830	Latticed butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	18
Chaetodon rainfordi McCulloch, 1923	Rainford's butterflyfish	Western Pacific	15
Chaetodon reticulatus Cuvier, 1831	Mailed butterflyfish	Pacific Ocean	18
Chaetodon robustus Günther, 1860	Three-banded butterflyfish	Eastern Central Atlantic	14.5
Chaetodon sanctaehelenae Günther, 1868	Saint Helena butterflyfish	Southeast Atlantic	18
Chaetodon sedentarius Poey, 1860	Reef butterflyfish	Western Atlantic	15
Chaetodon selene Bleeker, 1853	Yellow-dotted butterflyfish	Western Pacific	16
Chaetodon semeion Bleeker, 1855	Dotted butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	26
Chaetodon semilarvatus Cuvier, 1831	Bluecheek butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	23
Chaetodon smithi Randall, 1975	Smith's butterflyfish	Eastern Pacific	19
Chaetodon speculum Cuvier, 1831	Mirror butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	18
Chaetodon striatus Linnaeus, 1758	Banded butterflyfish	Western Atlantic	16
Chaetodon tinkeri Schultz, 1951	Hawaiian butterflyfish	Pacific Ocean	15
Chaetodon triangulum Cuvier, 1831	Triangle butterflyfish	Indo-West Pacific	16
Chaetodon trichrous Günther, 1874	Tahiti butterflyfish	Eastern Pacific	12
Chaetodon tricinctus Waite, 1901	Three-striped butterflyfish	Southwest Pacific	15
Chaetodon trifascialis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825	Chevron butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	18
Chaetodon trifasciatus Park, 1797	Melon butterflyfish	Indian Ocean	15
Chaetodon ulietensis Cuvier, 1831	Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	15
Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch, 1787	Teardrop butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	20
Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus, 1758	Vagabond butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	23
Chaetodon wiebeli Kaup, 1863	Hongkong butterflyfish	Western Pacific	19
Chaetodon xanthocephalus Bennett, 1833	Yellowhead butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	20
Chaetodon xanthurus Bleeker, 1857	Pearlscale butterflyfish	Western Pacific	14
Chaetodon zanzibarensis Playfair, 1867	Zanzibar butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	12

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