Chaetodontidae
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Chaetodontidae, or Butterflyfish, which belong to the order Perciformes. Found mostly on the reefs of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, Butterflyfish are fairly small, most from 12 to 22 cm in length. There are 128 known species in this family.
| Common name | Difficulty | Maximum Size | Minimum Tank Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaetodon auriga | Threadfin Butterflyfish Auriga Butterflyfish |
Moderate | 99 in22.86 cm | 7070 gal264.979 liters 264,978.825 mL |
| Chaetodon capistratus | Foureye Butterflyfish Framed Foureye Butterflyfish |
Challenging | 44 in10.16 cm | 3535 gal132.489 liters 132,489.412 mL |
| Chaetodon collare | Redtail Butterflyfish Pakistan Butterflyfish Red-tailed Butterflyfish Collare Butterflyfish Pakistani Butterflyfish |
Moderate | 77 in17.78 cm | 5555 gal208.198 liters 208,197.648 mL |
| Chaetodon ephippium | Saddle Butterflyfish Saddleback Butterflyfish Blackblotch Butterflyfish Black-Blotched Butterflyfish Saddled Coralfish |
Moderate | 99 in22.86 cm | 7575 gal283.906 liters 283,905.884 mL |
| Chaetodon falcula | Falcula Butterflyfish Sickle Butterflyfish Blackwedged Butterflyfish |
Moderate | 7.87401574803157.874 in20 cm | 100100 gal378.541 liters 378,541.178 mL |
| Chaetodon kleinii | Sunburst Butterflyfish Blacklip Butterfly Klein's Butterflyfish Orange Butterflyfish Brown Butterflyfish Corallicola Butterflyfish Bluehead Butterflyfish |
Moderate | 5.90551181102365.906 in15 cm | 5555 gal208.198 liters 208,197.648 mL |
| Chaetodon lineolatus | Lined Butterflyfish | Moderate | 11.81102362204711.811 in30 cm | 130130 gal492.104 liters 492,103.531 mL |
| Chaetodon lunula | Raccoon Butterflyfish | Moderate | 88 in20.32 cm | 7575 gal283.906 liters 283,905.884 mL |
| Chaetodon melannotus | Black Back Butterfly Melannotus Black-Backed Butterflyfish Blackback Butterflyfish |
Moderate | 66 in15.24 cm | 6060 gal227.125 liters 227,124.707 mL |
| Chaetodon mertensii | Atoll Butterflyfish Mertensii Butterflyfish Orangetail Butterflyfish Crowned Pearlyscale Butterflyfish |
Moderate | 4.92125984251974.921 in12.5 cm | 6565 gal246.052 liters 246,051.766 mL |
| Chaetodon mitratus | Indian Butterflyfish Mitratus Butterflyfish Black and Yellow Butterflyfish |
Moderate | 5.5118110236225.512 in14 cm | 5555 gal208.198 liters 208,197.648 mL |
| Chaetodon paucifasciatus | Crown Butterflyfish Eritrean Butterflyfish |
Moderate | 1414 in35.56 cm | 100100 gal378.541 liters 378,541.178 mL |
| Chaetodon pelewensis | Sunset Butterflyfish Pelewensis Butterflyfish Dot-Dash Butterflyfish |
Moderate | 5.90551181102365.906 in15 cm | 5555 gal208.198 liters 208,197.648 mL |
| Chaetodon punctatofasciatus | Dot Dash Butterflyfish Spot Banded Butterflyfish Spots-and-Bands Coralfish Spotbanded Butterflyfish |
Moderate | 4.72440944881894.724 in12 cm | 5555 gal208.198 liters 208,197.648 mL |
| Chaetodon rafflesii | Latticed Butterflyfish Raffle's Butterflyfish Raffles' Coralfish |
Moderate | 7.08661417322837.087 in18 cm | 7575 gal283.906 liters 283,905.884 mL |
| Chaetodon semilarvatus | Addis Butterflyfish Red Sea Butterflyfish Masked Butterflyfish Golden Butterflyfish |
Moderate | 9.05511811023629.055 in23 cm | 5555 gal208.198 liters 208,197.648 mL |
| Chaetodon striatus | Banded Butterflyfish Brazilian Banded Butterflyfish |
Moderate | 6.29921259842526.299 in16 cm | 5555 gal208.198 liters 208,197.648 mL |
| Chaetodon tinkeri | Hawaiian Butterflyfish | Moderate | 5.90551181102365.906 in15 cm | 5555 gal208.198 liters 208,197.648 mL |
| Chaetodon ulietensis | Double Saddle Butterflyfish False Falcula Pacific Double Saddleback Butterflyfish Pacific Double-Saddle Butterflyfish |
Moderate | 66 in15.24 cm | 6060 gal227.125 liters 227,124.707 mL |
| Chaetodon unimaculatus | Teardrop Butterflyfish One-Spot Butterflyfish |
Moderate | 7.87401574803157.874 in20 cm | 7575 gal283.906 liters 283,905.884 mL |
| Chaetodon vagabundus | Vagabond Butterflyfish Vagabond Coralfish Criss-Cross Butterflyfish Papillon Vagabond |
Moderate | 9.05511811023629.055 in23 cm | 7575 gal283.906 liters 283,905.884 mL |
| Chelmon rostratus | Copperband Butterflyfish Beaked Coralfish Copper-Banded Butterflyfish |
Moderate | 7.87401574803157.874 in20 cm | 7575 gal283.906 liters 283,905.884 mL |
| Chelmonops truncatus | Truncate Coralfish Eastern Talma |
Moderate | 8.66141732283468.661 in22 cm | 150150 gal567.812 liters 567,811.767 mL |
| Forcipiger flavissimus | Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish Forceps Fish |
Moderate | 99 in22.86 cm | 7070 gal264.979 liters 264,978.825 mL |
| Hemitaurichthys polylepis | Pyramid Butterflyfish Banded Butterflyfish |
Moderate | 7.08661417322837.087 in18 cm | 7575 gal283.906 liters 283,905.884 mL |
| Hemitaurichthys zoster | Zoster Butterflyfish Black Pyramid Butterfly |
Moderate | 7.08661417322837.087 in18 cm | 100100 gal378.541 liters 378,541.178 mL |
| Heniochus acuminatus | Pennant Coralfish Coachman Poor Man's Moorish Idol Longfin Bannerfish Black and White Heniochus |
Moderate | 1111 in27.94 cm | 100100 gal378.541 liters 378,541.178 mL |
| Heniochus diphreutes | False Moorish Idol Schooling Bannerfish Hawaiian Pennantfish Pennant Coralfish |
Moderate | 88 in20.32 cm | 100100 gal378.541 liters 378,541.178 mL |
| Heniochus pleurotaenia | Phantom Bannerfish Phantom Butterflyfish Indian Bannerfish |
Moderate | 66 in15.24 cm | 7070 gal264.979 liters 264,978.825 mL |
| Heniochus varius | Horned Bannerfish Hunchbacked Coralfish Heniochus Brown Butterflyfish |
Moderate | 7.48031496062997.48 in19 cm | 7575 gal283.906 liters 283,905.884 mL |
| Johnrandallia nigrirostris | Blacknosed Butterflyfish El Barbero Barberfish |
Challenging | 66 in15.24 cm | 7575 gal283.906 liters 283,905.884 mL |
