FishverifiedLeast Concern

Chaetodon ephippium

Cuvier, 1831

Blackblotch Butterflyfish

Also known as: Saddle Butterflyfish, Saddle-Back Butterflyfish, Saddled Butterflyfish, Saddled Coralfish, Blackclothed Butterflyfish, Black-Blotched Butterfly-Fish

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

0–40 m

Max size

30 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Chaetodontidae

Where to find it

common

Palau

occasional

Cook Islands Samoa

rare

Fiji Solomon Islands

Other species in Chaetodontidae

Chaetodon melannotus

Blackback Butterflyfish

Chaetodon ocellicaudus

Spot-Tail Butterfly Fish

Chaetodon striatus

Banded Butterflyfish

Chaetodon hoefleri

Four-Banded Butterfly Fish

Chaetodon baronessa

Eastern Triangle Butterflyfish

Chaetodon dolosus

African Butterflyfish

Chaetodon unimaculatus

Teardrop Butterflyfish

Chaetodon capistratus

Foureye Butterfly Fish