Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 12cm
Description: White with numerous dark dots, yellow tail; broad black diagonal area across rear of body, yellow band on nape.
Favourite: Solitary or in pairs.
Hide-out: Shelter in black corals and sea fans on steep slopes in 35-75m.
Location: Known only from Guam (Orote Peninsula) in the Mariana Is, Micronesia.
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Yellow-Crowned Butterflyfish
Pyramid Butterflyfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 18cm
Description: White pyramid shape formed by yellow triangular patch on upper forebody and rear dorsal fin, head brown, anal fin yellow.
Favourite: Form large aggregations; feed on plankton high in water column.
Hide-out: Outer slopes in 3-60m.
Location: East Indo-Pacific - Cocos-Keeling Is. to Indonesia, Hawaii and Polynesia. S. China Sea and S.W. Japan to E. Australia.
Longnose Butterflyfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 22cm
Description: Yellow with black upper head and silvery white below; elongate snout; spot on anal fin below tail base.
Favourite: Solitary or in pairs.
Hide-out: Coastal and outer reefs in 2-114m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Hawaii and C. America. S.W. Japan to N. & E. Australia.
Gray Butterflyfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 18cm
Description: Uniform dark gray; lacks distinguishing marks.
Favourite: Solitary, in pairs or groups; feed above bottom on plankton.
Hide-out: Deep outer reefs in 10-300m, occasionally shallow coastal reefs and lagoons near deep water.
Location: Central Pacific - Mariana Is. in Micronesia, Samoa, Hawaii, Phoenix Is. and Johnston Atoll to French Polynesia.
Black Pyramid Butterflyfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 16cm
Description: White pyramid shape formed by dark brown to blackish head and rear body.
Favourite: Form large aggregations; feed on plankton high in water column.
Hide-out: Outer slopes in 40m.
Location: Indian Ocean - E. Africa, Maldives and Bay of Bengal to W. Sumatra in Indonesia.
Wrought Iron Butterflyfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 15cm
Description: Blackish with whitish blotch or spot on each scale; rear edge of dorsal, anal and tail fins yellow.
Favourite: Form large aggregations; forage widely.
Hide-out: Rocky reefs in clear water to 7m.
Location: S. Japan and nearby Ryukyu, Ogasawara and Izu Is..
White Collar Butterflyfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 16cm
Description: Dark gray overall with pale scale centers and red tail; white 'collar' marking behind eye.
Favourite: Often in pairs, but may form large aggregations.
Hide-out: Rocky shores and coral-rich outer reefs to 20m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Arabian Peninsula and Maldives to E. Indinesia, N. Sulawesi and S. Philippines.
Tinker's Butterflyfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 15cm
Description: White with numerous dark dots; broad black diagonal area across rear of body.
Favourite: Solitary, in pairs or small aggregations.
Hide-out: Usually shelter in black corals and sea fans on steep slopes in 27-160m.
Location: Marshall Is., Johnston Atoll and Hawaii.
Tahiti Butterflyfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 12cm
Description: Head and forebody white gradating to dark brown with pale scale centers forming grid pattern, yellow tail; black eye bar.
Favourite: Solitary, in pairs or small groups.
Hide-out: Primarily in sheltered lagoons in 3-25m.
Location: Society, Marquesas and Tuamotu Is. in French Polynesia.
Spotted Butterflyfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 12cm
Description: Beige with distinctive brown to purplish speckling; broad yellow margin on dorsal fin extends across tail base.
Favourite: Solitary or in pairs.
Hide-out: Coral reefs, lagoons and seaward slopes in 5-30m.
Location: Indian Ocean - E. Africa to Maldives, Andaman Sea and Christmas I.
Spot-Banded Butterflyfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 12cm
Description: Yellowish tan to yellow; 7 gray bars on upper body and rows of dark spots below, orange eye bar and black spot on nape.
Favourite: Usually in pairs, sometimes with Dot & Dash Butterflyfish.
Hide-out: Lagoons and outer reefs to 45m.
Location: Pacific - Sumatra in Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia to Line Is. Taiwan to N.W. Australia and Great Barrier Reef.
Speckled Butterflyfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 13cm
Description: Pale yellow to whitish with manu rows of faint bluish spots; black edge on anal fin.
Favourite: Solitary, in pairs or small groups.
Hide-out: Moderately exposed (to surf) reef flats and seaward reefs usually in 1-3m; rarely to 30m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Indonesia, Philippines and Marquesas Is. in French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to N.W. & E. Australia.
Saddled Butterflyfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 23cm
Description: Blue-gray with blue lines on lower body; large white-bordered black patch upper rear body, orange area from snout to ventral fins.
Favourite: Solitary or in pairs.
Hide-out: Coral-rich areas in lagoons and seaward reefs to 30m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Sri Lanka to Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia and French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to N.W. & N.E. Australia.
Reticulated Butterflyfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 16cm
Description: Black with pale gray scale centers becoming whitish on back and forebody; yellow-edged black eye bar, margin of tail yellow with black-edges.
Favourite: Solitary, in pairs or aggregations.
Hide-out: Exposed outer reefs to 30m.
Location: Pacific - N. Sulawesi in Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia to Hawaii and French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to N.E. Australia.
Raccoon Butterflyfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 21cm
Description: Yellow-orange, with dusky back and thin dark diagonal bands; black eye band with white patch behind, connected to wide black band running to dorsal fin.
Favourite: Solitary, in pairs or aggregations.
Hide-out: Lagoons and outer reefs to 30m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Indonesia, Micronesia, Hawaii and Galapagos. S.W. Japan to N.W. & E. Australia.
Oval-Spot Butterflyfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 18cm
Description: Bright yellow; large black oval-shaped spot on middle of back.
Favourite: Usually solitary or in pairs; shy.
Hide-out: Coral-rich reefs in lagoons and on outer reefs in 8-30m.
Location: West Pacific - Indonesia, Malaysian Peninsula, Philippines, New Guinea to Tonga. S.W. Japan to N.W. & E. Australia.
Ornate Butterflyfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 18cm
Description: Bluish white with orange bands; narrow yellow margin on dorsal and anal fins, yellow-edged black eye bar.
Favourite: Usually in pairs.
Hide-out: Coral-rich areas in clear water lagoons and seaward reefs to 36m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Maldives to Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia and French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to N.W. & N.E. Australia.
Oriental Butterflyfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 20cm
Description: Brown to golden brown with numerous thin dark stripes; prominent black eye bar with white bar behind.
Favourite: Solitary or form aggregations.
Hide-out: Rocky reefs with some coral and algal growth to 30m. Juveniles in tide pools.
Location: W. Pacific Rim from S. China Sea to S.W. Japan.
Meyer's Butterflyfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 18cm
Description: White to bluish white; curving black bands converging near pectoral fin, yellowish rim encircles body.
Favourite: Solitary or in pairs.
Hide-out: Coral-rich areas of clear lagoons and seaward reefs in 2-25m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa, Maldives and Bay of Bengal to Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia and Line Is. in eastern Central Pacific. S.W. Japan to Great Barrier Reef.
Marquesan Butterflyfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 15cm
Description: White with dark spots, fins yellowish; broad diagonal area across rear body gradating orange to black, orange eye bar and snout tip.
Hide-out: Rocky reef slopes and steep walls adjacent to sand bottoms below 20m.
Location: Line Is. in eastern Central Pacific and Marquesas Is. in French Polynesia.
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