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Species Index

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Family: Chaetodontidae

Genus

Scientific Name

Common Name

Heniochus monoceros (Cuvier, 1831)

Masked Bannerfish

Heniochus diphreutes (Jordan, 1903)

Schooling Bannerfish

Heniochus chrysostomus (Cuvier, 1831)

Pennant Bannerfish

Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Longfin Bannerfish

Forcipiger flavissimus (Jordan and McGregor, 1898)

Forceps Fish

Chelmonops truncatus (Kner, 1859)

Eastern Talma

Chaetodon vagabundus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vagabond Butterflyfish

Chaetodon unimaculatus (Bloch, 1787)

Teardrop Butterflyfish

Chaetodon trifascialis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825)

Chevron Butterflyfish

Chaetodon tricinctus (Waite, 1901)

Threeband Butterflyfish

Chaetodon speculum (Cuvier, 1831)

Ovalspot Butterflyfish

Chaetodon reticulatus (Cuvier, 1831)

Reticulated Butterflyfish

Chaetodon rainfordi (McCulloch, 1923)

Rainford’s Butterflyfish

Chaetodon plebeius (Cuvier, 1831)

Blue Spot Butterflyfish

Chaetodon pelewensis (Kner, 1868)

Dot and Dash Butterflyfish

Chaetodon ornatissimus (Cuvier, 1831)

Ornate Butterflyfish

Chaetodon mertensii (Cuvier, 1831)

Mertens Butterflyfish

Chaetodon melannotus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801)

Blackback Butterflyfish

Chaetodon lunulatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825)

Pinstripe Butterflyfish

Chaetodon kleinii (Bloch, 1790)

Klein’s Butterflyfish

Chaetodon guentheri (Ahl, 1923)

Gunther’s Butterflyfish

Chaetodon flavirostris (Gunther, 1874)

Dusky Butterflyfish

Chaetodon citrinellus (Cuvier, 1831)

Citron Butterflyfish

Chaetodon auriga (Forsskal, 1775)

Threadfin Butterflyfish

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