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Chaetodontidae - Butterflyfishes

Chaetodontidae - Butterflyfishes

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Discover images and fact sheets of the chaetodontid fishes on the site.

Discover Chaetodontidae

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Butterflyfishes Images

Schooling Bannerfish, Heniochus diphreutes

A Reticulated Butterflyfish

Threadfin Butterflyfish, Chaetodon auriga

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Chevroned Butterflyfish

Chevroned Butterflyfish, Chaetodon trifascialis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Chevroned Butterflyfish, Chaetodon trifascialis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Pyramid Butterflyfish, <i>Hemitaurichthys polylepis</i>

Pyramid Butterflyfish, Hemitaurichthys polylepis (Bleeker, 1857)

Pyramid Butterflyfish, Hemitaurichthys polylepis (Bleeker, 1857)

Triangular Butterflyfish

Triangular Butterflyfish, Chaetodon baronessa Cuvier, 1831

Triangular Butterflyfish, Chaetodon baronessa Cuvier, 1831

Description of a new species of butterflyfish, Roa australis, from northwestern Australia (Pisces: Perciformes: Chaetodontidae)

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Eight-banded Butterflyfish

Eight-banded Butterflyfish, Chaetodon octofasciatus (Bloch, 1787)

Eight-banded Butterflyfish, Chaetodon octofasciatus (Bloch, 1787)

Ocellate Butterflyfish, Parachaetodon ocellatus

Ocellate Butterflyfish, Parachaetodon ocellatus (Cuvier, 1831)

Ocellate Butterflyfish, Parachaetodon ocellatus (Cuvier, 1831)

Klein's Butterflyfish

Klein's Butterflyfish, Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790

Klein's Butterflyfish, Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790

Blackspot Angelfish

Blackspot Angelfish, Genicanthus melanospilos (Bleeker, 1857)

Blackspot Angelfish, Genicanthus melanospilos (Bleeker, 1857)

Bigbelly Seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis

Fishes of Sydney Harbour

This table lists all known species recorded in Sydney Harbour.

Rainford's Butterflyfish, <i>Chaetodon rainfordi</i>

Rainford's Butterflyfish, Chaetodon rainfordi (McCulloch, 1923)

Rainford's Butterflyfish, Chaetodon rainfordi (McCulloch, 1923)

Vagabond Butterflyfish

Vagabond Butterflyfish, Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus, 1758

Vagabond Butterflyfish, Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus, 1758

A small school of raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula)

Ice Ages and Butterflyfish

Ice ages impacted terrestrial flora and fauna, but may have also had a dramatic effect on fish by lowering sea levels and reducing habitats.

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