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Bennett's butterfly

Chaetodon bennetti Cuvier, 1831

Status not recordedbony fish

The bennett's butterfly (Chaetodon bennetti) is a species in the family Chaetodontidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the bennett's butterfly

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 bennett's butterfly live?

Not recorded

Is the bennett's butterfly 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 bennett's butterfly classified?

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

Synonyms Chaetodon benetti, Chaetodon binetti, Chaetodon vinctus

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Archer butterflyfishEnglish
  • Bennett's butterflyfishEnglish
  • Bennett's coralfishEnglish
  • Bluelashed butterflyfishEnglish
  • Eclipse butterflyfishEnglish
  • Peix papallona eclipsiCatalan
  • klipka BennettovaCzech
  • Bennetts fanefiskDanish
  • Bennetts FalterfischGerman
  • Pez Mariposa de BennettSpanish
  • daliga ragutuFijian
  • Chétodon de BennettFrench
  • KulibangbangIloko
  • Pesce farfalla eclisseItalian
  • ウミヅキチョウチョウウオJapanese
  • tikorekoremrv
  • Peixe-borboleta-de-ocelo-contornadoPortuguese
  • amuamuray
  • Бабочка БеннеттаRussian
  • paraharahaTahitian
  • Kalaykalaytbk
  • ปลาผีเสื้อเบนเนตThai
  • Bagangroot
  • 本氏蝶Chinese
  • Chaetodon de BennettFrench
  • Papillon de BennettFrench
  • Poisson-papillon de BennettFrench
  • Pesce farfalla ciglia bluItalian
  • Pesce farfalla di BennettItalian
  • Pesce farfalla specchioItalian
  • Umizuki-chô-chô-uoJapanese
  • Alibangbangroot
  • Boogskutter-vlindervisroot
  • Kepe bennettiiroot
  • Paru-paroroot
  • Paru-parung dagatroot
  • Tifitifi-legaroot
  • 双丝蝴蝶鱼Chinese
  • 本氏蝴蝶魚Chinese
  • 雙絲蝴蝶魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bennett's butterfly

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 bennett's butterfly?

The bennett's butterfly (Chaetodon bennetti) 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). Bennett's butterfly (Chaetodon bennetti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bennetts-butterfly

MLA

“Bennett's butterfly (Chaetodon bennetti).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bennetts-butterfly.

BibTeX
@misc{bennetts_butterfly_2026,
  title = {Bennett's butterfly (Chaetodon bennetti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bennetts-butterfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}