SOLITARY ISLANDS
UNDERWATER
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Family: Chaetodontidae

genus scientific name common name
Chaetodon Chaetodon auriga (Forsskal, 1775) Threadfin Butterflyfish
Chaetodon Chaetodon citrinellus (Cuvier, 1831) Citron Butterflyfish
Chaetodon Chaetodon flavirostris (Gunther, 1874) Dusky Butterflyfish
Chaetodon Chaetodon guentheri (Ahl, 1923) Gunther's Butterflyfish
Chaetodon Chaetodon kleinii (Bloch, 1790) Klein's Butterflyfish
Chaetodon Chaetodon lunulatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) Pinstripe Butterflyfish
Chaetodon Chaetodon melannotus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Blackback Butterflyfish
Chaetodon Chaetodon mertensii (Cuvier, 1831) Mertens Butterflyfish
Chaetodon Chaetodon ornatissimus (Cuvier, 1831) Ornate Butterflyfish
Chaetodon Chaetodon pelewensis (Kner, 1868) Dot and Dash Butterflyfish
Chaetodon Chaetodon plebeius (Cuvier, 1831) Blue Spot Butterflyfish
Chaetodon Chaetodon rainfordi (McCulloch, 1923) Rainford's Butterflyfish
Chaetodon Chaetodon reticulatus (Cuvier, 1831) Reticulated Butterflyfish
Chaetodon Chaetodon speculum (Cuvier, 1831) Ovalspot Butterflyfish
Chaetodon Chaetodon tricinctus (Waite, 1901) Threeband Butterflyfish
Chaetodon Chaetodon trifascialis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) Chevron Butterflyfish
Chaetodon Chaetodon unimaculatus (Bloch, 1787) Teardrop Butterflyfish
Chaetodon Chaetodon vagabundus (Linnaeus, 1758) Vagabond Butterflyfish
Chelmonops Chelmonops truncatus (Kner, 1859) Eastern Talma
Forcipiger Forcipiger flavissimus (Jordan and McGregor, 1898) Forceps Fish
Heniochus Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Longfin Bannerfish
Heniochus Heniochus chrysostomus (Cuvier, 1831) Pennant Bannerfish
Heniochus Heniochus diphreutes (Jordan, 1903) Schooling Bannerfish
Heniochus Heniochus monoceros (Cuvier, 1831) Masked Bannerfish

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