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Genus Family: Chaetodontidae 🍽️ 52 Edible 🐠 87 Aquarium

Chaetodon

Species
87
Max Length
30 cm
Max Weight
-
Max Lifespan
20 yrs
Avg Trophic
3.24
Threatened
-

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Acanthuriformes
Family
Chaetodontidae
Genus
Chaetodon

🐟 Species in Genus Chaetodon

87 total
African butterflyfish
Chaetodon dolosus
LC 🌊 Marine Aquarium
Andaman butterflyfish
Chaetodon andamanensis
DD 🌊 Marine Aquarium
Arabian butterflyfish
Chaetodon melapterus
LC 🌊 Marine Edible Aquarium
Asian butterflyfish
Chaetodon argentatus
LC 🌊 Marine Aquarium
Banded butterflyfish
Chaetodon striatus
LC 🌊 Marine Edible Aquarium
Black butterflyfish
Chaetodon flavirostris
LC 🌊 Marine Edible Aquarium
Black-spotted butterflyfish
Chaetodon nigropunctatus
LC 🌊 Marine Edible Aquarium
Blackback butterflyfish
Chaetodon melannotus
LC 🌊 Marine Edible Aquarium
Blacktail butterflyfish
Chaetodon austriacus
LC 🌊 Marine Edible Aquarium
Blackwedged butterflyfish
Chaetodon falcula
LC 🌊 Marine Edible Aquarium
Blueblotch butterflyfish
Chaetodon plebeius
LC 🌊 Marine Aquarium
Bluecheek butterflyfish
Chaetodon semilarvatus
LC 🌊 Marine Edible Aquarium
Bluelashed butterflyfish
Chaetodon bennetti
DD 🌊 Marine Aquarium
Bluestriped butterflyfish
Chaetodon fremblii
LC 🌊 Marine Edible Aquarium
Brownburnie
Chaetodon blackburnii
LC 🌊 Marine Edible Aquarium
Burgess' butterflyfish
Chaetodon burgessi
LC 🌊 Marine Edible Aquarium
Chevron butterflyfish
Chaetodon trifascialis
NT 🌊 Marine Edible Aquarium
Crochet butterflyfish
Chaetodon guentheri
LC 🌊 Marine Edible Aquarium
Diagonal butterflyfish
Chaetodon fasciatus
LC 🌊 Marine Edible Aquarium
Dotted butterflyfish
Chaetodon semeion
LC 🌊 Marine Aquarium
Doublesash butterflyfish
Chaetodon marleyi
LC 🌊 Marine Edible Aquarium
Easter Island butterflyfish
Chaetodon litus
LC 🌊 Marine Edible Aquarium
Eastern triangular butterflyfish
Chaetodon baronessa
LC 🌊 Marine Edible Aquarium
Eightband butterflyfish
Chaetodon octofasciatus
LC 🌊 Marine Edible Aquarium

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
87

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
Least Concern 81
Near Threatened 2
Data Deficient 4

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mauritius
15 spp.
Mozambique
13 spp.
Seychelles
13 spp.
Kenya
12 spp.
Tanzania
11 spp.
Chile
5 spp.
Djibouti
5 spp.
China
5 spp.
Mexico
4 spp.
Eritrea
4 spp.
Comoros
3 spp.
Dominica
2 spp.
Guyana
2 spp.
PR
2 spp.
TC
2 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
250 m