Fish Identification: Find Species

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Amphichaetodon howensis	Lord Howe Island butterflyfish	Southwest Pacific	18 SL	1903
Amphichaetodon melbae	Narrow-barred butterflyfish	Southeast Pacific	14.5 NG	1978
Chaetodon adiergastos	Philippine butterflyfish	Western Pacific	20 TL	1910
Chaetodon andamanensis	Andaman butterflyfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	15 TL	1999
Chaetodon argentatus	Asian butterflyfish	Western Pacific	20 TL	1911
Chaetodon assarius	West Australian butterflyfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	13 TL	1905
Chaetodon aureofasciatus	Golden butterflyfish	Western Pacific	12.5 TL	1878
Chaetodon auriga	Threadfin butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	23 TL	1775
Chaetodon auripes	Oriental butterflyfish	Western Pacific	20 TL	1901
Chaetodon austriacus	Blacktail butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	13 SL	1836
Chaetodon baronessa	Eastern triangular butterflyfish	Western Pacific	16 TL	1829
Chaetodon bennetti	Bluelashed butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	20 TL	1831
Chaetodon blackburnii	Brownburnie	Western Indian Ocean	13 TL	1836
Chaetodon burgessi	Burgess' butterflyfish	Western Pacific	14 TL	1973
Chaetodon capistratus	Foureye butterflyfish	Western Atlantic	15 TL	1758
Chaetodon citrinellus	Speckled butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	13 TL	1831
Chaetodon collare	Redtail butterflyfish	Indo-West Pacific	18 TL	1787
Chaetodon daedalma	Wrought iron butterflyfish	Northwest Pacific	15 TL	1902
Chaetodon declivis	Marquesas butterflyfish	Central Pacific Ocean	12 TL	1975
Chaetodon decussatus	Indian vagabond butterflyfish	Indo-West Pacific	20 TL	1829
Chaetodon dialeucos	Oman butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	18 TL	1989
Chaetodon dolosus	African butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	15 TL	1923
Chaetodon ephippium	Saddle butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	30 TL	1831
Chaetodon falcula	Blackwedged butterflyfish	Indian Ocean	20 TL	1795
Chaetodon fasciatus	Diagonal butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	22 TL	1775
Chaetodon flavirostris	Black butterflyfish	Pacific Ocean	20 TL	1874
Chaetodon flavocoronatus	Yellow-crowned butterflyfish	Western Pacific	12 TL	1980
Chaetodon fremblii	Bluestriped butterflyfish	Eastern Pacific	13 TL	1828
Chaetodon gardineri	Gardner's butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	17 TL	1939
Chaetodon guentheri	Crochet butterflyfish	Western Pacific	18 TL	1923
Chaetodon guttatissimus	Peppered butterflyfish	Indian Ocean	12 TL	1833
Chaetodon hoefleri	Four-banded butterflyfish	Eastern Atlantic	27 TL	1881
Chaetodon humeralis	Threebanded butterflyfish	Eastern Pacific	25.4 TL	1860
Chaetodon interruptus	Yellow teardrop butterflyfish	Indian Ocean	20 TL	1923
Chaetodon kleinii	Sunburst butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	15 TL	1790
Chaetodon larvatus	Hooded butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	12 TL	1831
Chaetodon leucopleura	Somali butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	18 SL	1867
Chaetodon lineolatus	Lined butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	30 TL	1831
Chaetodon litus	Easter Island butterflyfish	Southeast Pacific	15.5 NG	1973
Chaetodon lunula	Raccoon butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	20 TL	1802
Chaetodon lunulatus	Oval butterflyfish	Pacific Ocean	14 TL	1825
Chaetodon madagaskariensis	Seychelles butterflyfish	Indian Ocean	13 TL	1923
Chaetodon marleyi	Doublesash butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	20 TL	1921
Chaetodon melannotus	Blackback butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	18 TL	1801
Chaetodon melapterus	Arabian butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	13 TL	1863
Chaetodon mertensii	Atoll butterflyfish	Pacific Ocean	12.5 TL	1831
Chaetodon mesoleucos	White-face butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	13 TL	1775
Chaetodon meyeri	Scrawled butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	20 TL	1801
Chaetodon miliaris	Millet butterflyfish	Eastern Central Pacific	13 SL	1825
Chaetodon mitratus	Indian butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	14 SL	1860
Chaetodon multicinctus	Pebbled butterflyfish	Eastern Central Pacific	12 TL	1863
Chaetodon nigropunctatus	Black-spotted butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	14 TL	1880
Chaetodon nippon	Japanese butterflyfish	Western Pacific	15 TL	1883
Chaetodon ocellatus	Spotfin butterflyfish	Western Atlantic	20 TL	1787
Chaetodon ocellicaudus	Spot-tail butterflyfish	Western Central Pacific	15 TL	1831
Chaetodon octofasciatus	Eightband butterflyfish	Indo-West Pacific	12 TL	1787
Chaetodon ornatissimus	Ornate butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	20 TL	1831
Chaetodon oxycephalus	Spot-nape butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	25 TL	1853
Chaetodon paucifasciatus	Eritrean butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	14 TL	1923
Chaetodon pelewensis	Sunset butterflyfish	Pacific Ocean	12.5 TL	1868
Chaetodon pictus	Horseshoe butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean		1775
Chaetodon plebeius	Blueblotch butterflyfish	Western Pacific	15 TL	1831
Chaetodon punctatofasciatus	Spotband butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	12 TL	1831
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus	Fourspot butterflyfish	Pacific Ocean	16 TL	1831
Chaetodon rafflesii	Latticed butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	18 TL	1830
Chaetodon rainfordi	Rainford's butterflyfish	Western Pacific	15 TL	1923
Chaetodon reticulatus	Mailed butterflyfish	Pacific Ocean	18 TL	1831
Chaetodon robustus	Three-banded butterflyfish	Eastern Central Atlantic	14.5 SL	1860
Chaetodon sanctaehelenae	Saint Helena butterflyfish	Southeast Atlantic	18 TL	1868
Chaetodon sedentarius	Reef butterflyfish	Western Atlantic	15 TL	1860
Chaetodon selene	Yellow-dotted butterflyfish	Western Pacific	16 TL	1853
Chaetodon semeion	Dotted butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	26 TL	1855
Chaetodon semilarvatus	Bluecheek butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	23 TL	1831
Chaetodon smithi	Smith's butterflyfish	Eastern Pacific	19 TL	1975
Chaetodon speculum	Mirror butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	18 TL	1831
Chaetodon striatus	Banded butterflyfish	Western Atlantic	16 TL	1758
Chaetodon tinkeri	Hawaiian butterflyfish	Pacific Ocean	15 TL	1951
Chaetodon triangulum	Triangle butterflyfish	Indian Ocean	16 TL	1831
Chaetodon trichrous	Tahiti butterflyfish	Eastern Pacific	12 TL	1874
Chaetodon tricinctus	Three-striped butterflyfish	Southwest Pacific	15 TL	1901
Chaetodon trifascialis	Chevron butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	18 TL	1825
Chaetodon trifasciatus	Melon butterflyfish	Indian Ocean	15 TL	1797
Chaetodon ulietensis	Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	15 TL	1831
Chaetodon unimaculatus	Teardrop butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	20 TL	1787
Chaetodon vagabundus	Vagabond butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	23 TL	1758
Chaetodon wiebeli	Hongkong butterflyfish	Western Pacific	19 TL	1863
Chaetodon xanthocephalus	Yellowhead butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	20 TL	1833
Chaetodon xanthurus	Pearlscale butterflyfish	Western Pacific	14 SL	1857
Chaetodon zanzibarensis	Zanzibar butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	12 TL	1867
Chelmon marginalis	Margined coralfish	Western Pacific	18 TL	1842
Chelmon muelleri	Blackfin coralfish	Western Pacific	20.5 TL	1879
Chelmon rostratus	Copperband butterflyfish	Western Pacific	20 TL	1758
Chelmonops curiosus	Western talma	Eastern Indian Ocean	26 TL	1986
Chelmonops truncatus	Eastern talma	Indo-West Pacific	22 TL	1859
Coradion altivelis	Highfin coralfish	Indo-West Pacific	18 TL	1916
Coradion chrysozonus	Goldengirdled coralfish	Indo-Pacific	15 TL	1831
Coradion melanopus	Twospot coralfish	Western Pacific	15 TL	1831
Forcipiger flavissimus	Longnose butterfly fish	Indo-Pacific	22 TL	1898
Forcipiger longirostris	Longnose butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	22 TL	1782
Forcipiger wanai	Cenderawasih longnose butterflyfish	Western Pacific	17 TL	2012
Hemitaurichthys multispinosus	Many-spined butterflyfish	Pacific	20.8 NG	1975
Hemitaurichthys polylepis	Pyramid butterflyfish	Pacific Ocean	18 TL	1857
Hemitaurichthys thompsoni	Thompson's butterflyfish	Pacific Ocean	18 TL	1923
Hemitaurichthys zoster	Brown-and-white butterflyfish	Indian Ocean from East Af	18 TL	1831
Heniochus acuminatus	Pennant coralfish	Indo-Pacific	25 TL	1758
Heniochus chrysostomus	Threeband pennantfish	Indo-Pacific	18 TL	1831
Heniochus diphreutes	False moorish idol	Indo-Pacific	21 TL	1903
Heniochus intermedius	Red Sea bannerfish	Western Indian Ocean	18 TL	1893
Heniochus monoceros	Masked bannerfish	Indo-Pacific	24 TL	1831
Heniochus pleurotaenia	Phantom bannerfish	Indian Ocean	17 TL	1923
Heniochus singularius	Singular bannerfish	Pacific Ocean	30 TL	1911
Heniochus varius	Horned bannerfish	Pacific Ocean	19 TL	1829
Johnrandallia nigrirostris	Blacknosed butterflyfish	Eastern Pacific	20 TL	1862
Parachaetodon ocellatus	Sixspine butterflyfish	Indo-Pacific	18 TL	1831
Prognathodes aculeatus	Longsnout butterflyfish	Western Atlantic	10 TL	1860
Prognathodes aya	Bank butterflyfish	Western Central Atlantic	15 TL	1886
Prognathodes basabei	Orange margin butterflyfish	Eastern Central Pacific	10.6 SL	2016
Prognathodes brasiliensis		Southwest Atlantic		2001
Prognathodes carlhubbsi		Southeast Pacific	12.1 SL	1995
Prognathodes dichrous	Bicolor butterflyfish	Southeast Atlantic	16 TL	1869
Prognathodes falcifer	Scythemarked butterflyfish	Eastern Pacific	15 TL	1958
Prognathodes geminus	Twin butterflyfish	Western Central Pacific	7.1 SL	2019
Prognathodes guezei	Gueze's butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	11 TL	1976
Prognathodes guyanensis	French butterflyfish	Western Atlantic	13.6 TL	1960
Prognathodes guyotensis		Northwest Pacific	15 TL	1982
Prognathodes marcellae		Eastern Atlantic	11.6 TL	1950
Prognathodes obliquus	Oblique butterflyfish	Eastern Central Atlantic	15 TL	1980
Roa australis	Triple-banded butterflyfish	Indo-West Pacific	11.9 SL	2004
Roa excelsa	Hawaiian gold-barred butterflyfish	Pacific Ocean	15 TL	1921
Roa jayakari	Indian golden-barred butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	16 TL	1939
Roa modesta	Brown-banded butterflyfish	Western Pacific	17 TL	1844
Roa rumsfeldi	Deep-blackfin butterflyfish	Western Pacific	7.8 SL	2017

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Chaetodontidae Butterflyfishes(See list of species below)

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Family: Chaetodontidae Butterflyfishes

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