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Barberfish

Johnrandallia nigrirostris (Gill, 1862)

Status not recordedbony fish

The barberfish (Johnrandallia nigrirostris) is a species in the family Chaetodontidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the barberfish

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 barberfish live?

Not recorded

Is the barberfish 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 barberfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusJohnrandallia
  7. SpeciesJohnrandallia nigrirostris (Gill, 1862)

Synonyms Chaethodon nigrirostris, Chaetodon nigrirostris, Heniochus nigrirostris, Johnrandalia nigrirostris, Pseudochaetodon nigrirostris, Sarothrodus nigrirostris

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Black-nosed butterflyfishEnglish
  • Blacknose butterflyfishEnglish
  • Blacknosed butterflyfishEnglish
  • Peix papallona mexicàCatalan
  • klipka černorypáCzech
  • Sortsnudet fanefiskDanish
  • Barbier-FalterfischGerman
  • BarberoSpanish
  • Papillon à nez noirFrench
  • Pesce barbiereItalian
  • Peixe-borboleta-limpadorPortuguese
  • РэндаллияRussian
  • BarberarfiskSwedish
  • MariposaSpanish
  • mariposa barberoSpanish
  • Mariposa boquinegraSpanish
  • Pez Mariposa de Hocico negroSpanish
  • Pesce farfalla barbiereItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the barberfish

Other species in the same family Chaetodontidae.

Coachman

Heniochus acuminatus

ChaetodontidaeNo free photo yet

Racoon

Chaetodon lunula

ChaetodontidaeNo free photo yet

Forcepsfish

Forcipiger flavissimus

ChaetodontidaeNo free photo yet

Threadfin

Chaetodon auriga

ChaetodontidaeNo free photo yet

Bannerfish

Heniochus diphreutes

ChaetodontidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the barberfish?

The barberfish (Johnrandallia nigrirostris) belongs to the family Chaetodontidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Barberfish (Johnrandallia nigrirostris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/barberfish

MLA

“Barberfish (Johnrandallia nigrirostris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/barberfish.

BibTeX
@misc{barberfish_2026,
  title = {Barberfish (Johnrandallia nigrirostris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/barberfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}