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Addis butterflyfish

Chaetodon semilarvatus Cuvier, 1831

Status not recordedbony fish

The addis butterflyfish (Chaetodon semilarvatus) is a species in the family Chaetodontidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the addis butterflyfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the addis butterflyfish live?

Not recorded

Is the addis butterflyfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the addis butterflyfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusChaetodon
  7. SpeciesChaetodon semilarvatus Cuvier, 1831

Synonyms Chaetodon melanopoma

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Blue-cheeked butterflyfishEnglish
  • Bluecheek butterflyfishEnglish
  • Golden butterflyfishEnglish
  • Masked butterflyfishEnglish
  • Redlined butterflyfishEnglish
  • Yellow butterflyfishEnglish
  • MoschtArabic
  • Peix papallona emmascaratCatalan
  • klipka pološkraboškováCzech
  • Blåkindet fanefiskDanish
  • Masken-FalterfischGerman
  • Pez Mariposa EnmascaradoSpanish
  • Chaetodon à demi masquèFrench
  • פרפרון אפור-לחיHebrew
  • Pesce farfalla mascheratoItalian
  • Gele KoraalvlinderDutch
  • Peixe-borboleta-mascaradoPortuguese
  • Масковая рыба-бабочкаRussian
  • RödahavsfjärilsfiskSwedish
  • Gelber Rotmeer-FalterfischGerman
  • Poisson-papillon jaune de mer RougeFrench
  • Pesce farfalla del Mar RossoItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the addis butterflyfish

Other species in the same genus Chaetodon.

Racoon

Chaetodon lunula

ChaetodontidaeNo free photo yet

Threadfin

Chaetodon auriga

ChaetodontidaeNo free photo yet

Butterbun

Chaetodon capistratus

ChaetodontidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the addis butterflyfish?

The addis butterflyfish (Chaetodon semilarvatus) belongs to the family Chaetodontidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Addis butterflyfish (Chaetodon semilarvatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/addis-butterflyfish

MLA

“Addis butterflyfish (Chaetodon semilarvatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/addis-butterflyfish.

BibTeX
@misc{addis_butterflyfish_2026,
  title = {Addis butterflyfish (Chaetodon semilarvatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/addis-butterflyfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}