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Good Chaetodon Butterflyfishes:
alphabetically by scientific names
| Chaetodon argentatus
Smith & Radcliffe 1911, the Asian or Black and White Butterflyfish.
Western Pacific from Japan almost to Indonesia. Part of the subgenus group
including C. mertensii, C. xanthurus, C. paucifasciatus. Photo by
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| Chaetodon assarius Waite 1905, the West Australian
Butterflyfish. A rare beauty outside the Land Down Under, where it's found
all along the west coast. Generalized feeder on algae and zooplankton. To
five inches total length. |
No photo (yet!) |
| Chaetodon auriga
Forsskal 1775, the Threadfin Butterflyfish. A great beauty and hardy
aquarium specimen, though it will eat coral polyps and anemones. See other
materials on this species by clicking on name. Widespread Indo-Pacific. A
juvenile (about an inch and a half long) in N. Sulawesi, an Auriga B/F in
Hawai'i, and
a Red Sea one w/o the rear dorsal area eyespot. |
| Chaetodon (Roaops) burgessi
Allen & Starck 1973, Burgess' Butterflyfish. Deepwater in Philippines,
Sipadan, Australia, New Guinea. Not a great beauty, but much better than
the aquarium photo here. To five inches long. Photo by H RMF of one in
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Chaetodon collare Bloch 1787, the Pakistani, Red-Tail or
Collare Butterflyfish. Along the continental coast of the Indian Ocean Oman to
the Philippines in distribution. A delicate looking species that fares well in
general. Best shown and kept in pairs to groups. Image made in the Andaman Sea
off of Thailand.
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Chaetodon daedalma Jordan & Fowler 1903, the Wrought Iron
Butterflyfish. Found from central to southern Japan on the South side. A beauty
that looks like it would be delicate, but readily adapts to captivity, eating
all types of foods. Aquarium image taken at Waikiki, Oahu.
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Chaetodon declivis Randall 1975, Marquesan Butterflyfish. Described from the
Marquesas and Line Islands of the mid-Pacific only. An occasional and always
high-demand import. To five inches or so in length. Readily adapts to
captivity, accepting all types of foods. Aquarium pic of a 5 cm. specimen in
captivity, an adult in Nuka Hiva,
Marquesas, Polynesia and one in captivity. Photos by RMF. |
| Chaetodon decussatus, Cuvier 1831, Indian (Ocean)
Vagabond Butterflyfish. A hardy beauty not to be confused with its congener
loser from the wider Indo-Pacific, the Vagabond Butterflyfish, Chaetodon
vagabundus which rarely lives (see below). An Indian Vagabond
juvenile
in captivity, an intermediate in the Andaman Sea and an adult in N.
Sulawesi. |
| Chaetodon dolosus Ahl 1923, the African Butterflyfish.
Found from the Horn of Africa's east coast to the southern tip. To about
five inches long. Also found at the island of Mauritius. |
Off to big M. and Reunion soon! |
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Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier 1831, the Saddleback
Butterflyfish. To a large size (9") and too often collected too large for
aquarium use (get one 3-4" best). Central and western Pacific. Very nice
out of Hawai'i for use in the U.S. Broad feeder on benthic invertebrates
including coral polyps. Aquarium, Fiji, and N. Sulawesi images.
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Chaetodon falcula Bloch 1793, Saddle-Back or
Falcula Butterflyfish. A hardy addition to fish only and very large reef systems
(to 8 inches long) if you can acquire initially undamaged specimens. Indian
Ocean from Andaman Sea to east coast of Africa. This one in the Andaman Sea.
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| Chaetodon fasciatus
Forsskal 1775, the Red Sea Raccoon Butterflyfish. Click on the name
for more information. Confined to the Red Sea and adjoining Gulf of Aden.
A beauty that will eat all types of foods in captivity, including coral
polyps... To some ten inches in length in the wild, about half that in
captivity. A juvenile in captivity and adult in the Red Sea shown. |
 
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| Chaetodon flavocoronatus Myers 1860, the
Yellow-Crowned Butterflyfish. Only recorded from Guam in the western
Pacific. A great beauty and with a high price to match its rareness and
deepwater where it is collected. |
No pic?! Richard (Pyle), get your rebreather out and
let's go! |
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Chaetodon guentheri Ahl 1913, Gunther's Butterflyfish.
Found along the Wallace Line, from southern Japan to eastern Australia. To
five inches long. Aquarium image. |
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| Chaetodon hoefleri Steindachner 1883, Hoefler's
Butterflyfish. Found on Africa's tropical western coast. To eight inches.
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Never been there, wanta go along? |
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Chaetodon kleini Bloch 1790, Klein's Butterflyfish.
Widespread from Hawai'i over to Africa's east coast. To five inches overall. A
hardy, but shy species that often perishes due to too much commotion and
competition in captivity. Below: A juvenile and adult in Hawai'i, an adult one Redang,
Malaysia.
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Chaetodon lunula (Lacepede
1803), the Raccoon Butterflyfish. Though not as attractive as its namesake in
the Red Sea (C. fasciatus), the Indo-Pacific Raccoon is just as
hardy, and a very good choice for eating pest Aiptasia anemones in reef
tanks, though it will consume coral polyps in some cases. Click on name
for more information, images. This one in the
Cook Islands, South Pacific.
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| Chaetodon marleyi Regan 1921, the South African
Butterflyfish. Rare in the trade in the west, this species wraps around the
cape of South Africa in its distribution, Atlantic and Indian Oceans (only
one). Subtropical in thermal range. Juvenile (by Michael Engelbrecht) pix.
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Chaetodon melannotus Bloch & Schneider 1801,
the Black-Backed Butterflyfish. To six inches, mainly 3-4. Widespread
distribution from Africa's east coast and Red Sea (pictured here) over to the
mid-Pacific. Hardy, though it does eat soft and hard coral polyps. Red Sea
images, 2 and 4" specimens.
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Chaetodon mertensii Cuvier 1831, the Chevron or Merten's
Butterflyfish. A common, but hardy and good-looking species. You may find the
Indian Ocean variety of this species listed/sold as C. madagaskariensis...
it's the same species. Tropical central Pacific to east African coast. To five
inches long. Pictured: one in the GBR, off of Heron Island and one in the Cooks,
South Pacific by RMF and an aquarium pic.
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Chaetodon mesoleucos Forsskal 1775, the White-Face
Butterflyfish. Only found in the Red Sea and adjoining Gulf of Aden. To six
inches total length. Can be aggressive toward other B/Fs. Aquarium image.
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Chaetodon miliaris Quoy & Gaimard 1824, the Lemon Butterflyfish.
Hardy, abundant and not hard to catch, this Hawaiian endemic is a real
winner that ought to be used more widely in the trade. Two Hawaiian images to show degrees of yellow in wild
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| Chaetodon mitratus Gunther 1860, the Indian
Butterflyfish. Found in many areas of the central Indian Ocean. Deepwater.
In same complex as C. tinkeri, C. burgessi, C. declivis, C.
flavocoronatus. Also about five inches in length maximum. Aquarium photos
of a juvenile and adult by RMF. |
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Chaetodon multicinctus Garrett 1863, the Multiband or
Pebbled Butterflyfish. Confined to the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Atoll. Some
authors rate this little (five inch maximum length) lower in terms of
survivability. Hardy once acclimated. Generalized feeder that can/does eat coral
polyps. Hawaii pix.
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| Chaetodon nippon Steindachner & Doderlein 1884,
Japanese Butterflyfish. Moderately used by Japanese hobbyists, found down
to the Philippines. Subtropical species to about six inches in length. |
Bieru okudasai! Wakarimasuka? |
| Chaetodon ocellicaudus Cuvier 1831, the Spot-Tail
Butterflyfish. A look-alike species for the more commonly offered
Black-Backed B/F, C. melannotus. Similar in habits, hardiness.
Centered in the other's distribution in the far western Pacific. This one
off of Pulau Redang, Malaysia. |
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Chaetodon paucifasciatus Ahl 1923, the Red Sea Chevron,
Red-Back or Crown Butterflyfish. One of my favorite fish species from my
favorite diving area, the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. An omnivore that will eat
coral polyps if hungry. Expensive in the west, but worth every cent. Wild and
aquarium photos by RMF.
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| Chaetodon rafflesi
Bennett 1830, the Latticed or Raffles' Butterflyfish. Indo-west Pacific
from eastern India to the Tuamotus. Omnivore that does eat anemones and
coral polyps. To six inches total length. Here in Fiji. |
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Chaetodon sedentarius Poey 1860, the Atlantic Reef
Butterflyfish. Caribbean to coast of Brazil. Omnivore that readily adapts to
aquarium conditions when started healthy. To six inches total length.
One off of Boynton Beach, FLA.
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Chaetodon semilarvatus Cuvier 1831, the Golden or
Blue-Mask Butterflyfish. Only found in the Red Sea south into the Gulf of Aden.
To plate-size, nine inches or so. Omnivore that does eat coral polyps, soft and
hard species. Red Sea pix by RMF.
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Chaetodon (Roaops) tinkeri Schultz 1951, Tinker's
Butterflyfish. Mainly found and collected in deep water in Hawaii, but also
found in Johnston Atoll, the Marshalls... A hardy species where caught,
acclimated properly to captive conditions. Aquarium and photo.
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Chaetodon ulietensis Cuvier
1831, the Pacific Double Saddleback Butterflyfish. A Pacific version of the
Falcula or Saddleback Butterflyfish (Chaetodon falcula) of the Indian Ocean. Omnivorous
eating habits, chowing down on many types of invertebrates and algae.. To about
six inches in length. Aquarium adult pic. Click on name for more.
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| Chaetodon xanthurus
Bleeker 1857, the Pearlscale or Yellow-Tail (though it's more orange)
Butterflyfish. Tropical western Pacific around the Philippines and
Indonesia to Japan. A generalized feeder on benthic invertebrates and
algae. Note cross-hatch pattern compared with C. mertensii and the
Red Sea's C. paucifasciatus. Aquarium photo. |
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