Butterflyfish
22 entries in the Butterflyfish compendium.
ButterflyfishTropical reef fish with bright patterns, eyespots, and bony larval plates.ChaetodontidaeTropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae, including bannerfish and coralfish.JohnrandalliaMonotypic genus of cleaner butterflyfish in the East Pacific.ParachaetodonMonotypic butterflyfish genus with a single Indo-Pacific species.PrognathodesDeep-reef butterflyfish genus once grouped with Chaetodon.ChaetodonLargest butterflyfish genus, with about 90 living species.Chaetodon argentatusA silver butterflyfish with a net-like pattern from the western Pacific.Chaetodon aureofasciatusA coral-eating butterflyfish of western Pacific shallow reefs.Chaetodon auripesA yellow butterflyfish with a black eye band, found in East Asian waters.Banded butterflyfishA tropical Atlantic butterflyfish with disruptive banding and a stable population.Black butterflyfishA dark butterflyfish with yellow fins and a white mouth.Blackback butterflyfishA widespread Indo-Pacific butterflyfish that changes color at night.Chaetodon blackburniiA drab western Indian Ocean butterflyfish with yellow head and pelvic fins.Blacktail butterflyfishA coral-grazing butterflyfish native to the Red Sea.Bluecheek butterflyfishA yellow butterflyfish with red lines, found in the Red Sea.Bluelashed butterflyfishA yellow butterflyfish with blue lines and a black eye stripe.Bluestripe butterflyfishEndemic to Hawaii, this omnivorous butterflyfish lives in harems.BrownburnieA drab butterflyfish found in the western Indian Ocean.Burgess' butterflyfishA deep-water butterflyfish with three black bars, found in the western Pacific.Chevron butterflyfishA territorial butterflyfish with chevron markings, feeding on Acropora corals.Chaetodon daedalmaA metallic black butterflyfish endemic to Japanese waters.Chaetodon declivisA silvery-white butterflyfish with a black wedge and yellow eye band.
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