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Butterflyfish
Elegant, disc-shaped fish with striking patterns. Many have specialized diets and care needs.
40 species
Reef Safe with Caution
Auriga Butterflyfish
Chaetodon auriga
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 8"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Blackback Butterflyfish
Chaetodon melannotus
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 6"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Bluelashed Butterflyfish
Chaetodon bennetti
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 7"125+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Chevron Butterflyfish
Chaetodon trifascialis
ExpertPeaceful
Up to 7"75+ gal
Reef Safe with Caution
Copperband Butterflyfish
Chelmon rostratus
AdvancedPeaceful
Up to 8"125+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Dot-Dash Butterflyfish
Chaetodon pelewensis
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 5"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Double Saddle Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ulietensis
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 6"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Eritrean Butterflyfish
Chaetodon paucifasciatus
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 5.5"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Exquisite Butterflyfish
Chaetodon austriacus
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 5"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Four-Eye Butterflyfish
Chaetodon capistratus
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 6"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Fourspot Butterflyfish
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 6"75+ gal
Reef Safe with Caution
Heniochus Brown
Heniochus varius
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 7"125+ gal
Reef Safe
Heniochus Butterflyfish
Heniochus acuminatus
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 8"75+ gal
Reef Safe with Caution
Klein's Butterflyfish
Chaetodon kleinii
BeginnerPeaceful
Up to 6"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Latticed Butterflyfish
Chaetodon rafflesii
AdvancedPeaceful
Up to 6"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Lined Butterflyfish
Chaetodon lineolatus
ExpertPeaceful
Up to 12"180+ gal
Reef Safe with Caution
Longnose Butterflyfish
Forcipiger flavissimus
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 8"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Masked Bannerfish
Heniochus monoceros
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 9"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Masked Butterflyfish
Chaetodon semilarvatus
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 9"120+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Melon Butterflyfish
Chaetodon trifasciatus
ExpertPeaceful
Up to 6"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Mertens' Butterflyfish
Chaetodon mertensii
AdvancedPeaceful
Up to 5"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Millet Butterflyfish
Chaetodon miliaris
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 5"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Orangeface Butterflyfish
Chaetodon larvatus
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 5"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Ornate Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ornatissimus
ExpertPeaceful
Up to 8"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Oval Spot Butterflyfish
Chaetodon speculum
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 7"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Pakistan Butterflyfish
Chaetodon collare
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 7"75+ gal
Reef Safe with Caution
Pearlscale Butterflyfish
Chaetodon xanthurus
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 5"75+ gal
Reef Safe
Pyramid Butterflyfish
Hemitaurichthys polylepis
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 7"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Raccoon Butterflyfish
Chaetodon lunula
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 8"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Saddleback Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ephippium
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 9"120+ gal
Reef Safe
Schooling Bannerfish
Heniochus diphreutes
BeginnerPeaceful
Up to 8"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Speckled Butterflyfish
Chaetodon citrinellus
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 5"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Spot-nape Butterflyfish
Chaetodon oxycephalus
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 9"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Spotband Butterflyfish
Chaetodon punctatofasciatus
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 5"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Spotfin Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ocellatus
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 8"125+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Teardrop Butterflyfish
Chaetodon unimaculatus
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 8"100+ gal
Reef Safe with Caution
Tinker's Butterflyfish
Chaetodon tinkeri
AdvancedPeaceful
Up to 6"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Triangulate Butterflyfish
Chaetodon triangulum
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 6"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Vagabond Butterflyfish
Chaetodon vagabundus
BeginnerPeaceful
Up to 9"100+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish
Forcipiger longirostris
IntermediatePeaceful
Up to 9"75+ gal