Brown butterflyfish
Chaetodon collare Bloch, 1787
Status not recordedbony fish
The brown butterflyfish (Chaetodon collare) is a species in the family Chaetodontidae, order Acanthuriformes.
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Quick facts about the brown 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 brown butterflyfish live?
Not recorded
Is the brown 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 brown butterflyfish classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderAcanthuriformes
- familyChaetodontidae
- genusChaetodon
- SpeciesChaetodon collare Bloch, 1787
Synonyms Chaetodon collare duplicicollis, Chaetodon collaris, Chaetodon fowleri, Chaetodon parallelus, Chaetodon praetextatus, Chaetodon viridis, Chaetodontops collare
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Collare butterflyfishEnglish
- Collared butterflyfishEnglish
- Head-band butterflyfishEnglish
- Pakistani butterflyfishEnglish
- Red tailed butterflyEnglish
- Red-tailed butterflyfishEnglish
- Redtail butterflyfishEnglish
- Whitecollar butterflyfishEnglish
- MushatArabic
- Peix papallona de Sri LankaCatalan
- klipka obojkováCzech
- KravefanefiskDanish
- Halsband-FalterfischGerman
- Pez Mariposa de CollarSpanish
- Chétodon à collierFrench
- Pesce farfalla pakistanoItalian
- DebamMalay
- WitkraagkoraalvlinderDutch
- Peixe-borboleta-de-cauda-vermelhaPortuguese
- Пакистанская рыба-бабочкаRussian
- ผีเสื้อคอขาวThai
- Paru-paroroot
- 領蝴蝶魚Chinese
- Misht collareArabic
- Poisson-papillon à collier blancFrench
- Pesce farfalla coda rossaItalian
- Pesce farfalla dal collareItalian
- ปลาผีเสื้อคอขาวThai
- PhisueakhokhaoThai
- പക്കിക്കടിയന്root
- പക്കി ക്കടിയroot
- Alibangbangroot
- Kepe kalongroot
- Kepe kepe tikarroot
- Pakkikkadiyaroot
Relatives of the brown butterflyfish
Other species in the same genus Chaetodon.
Racoon
Chaetodon lunula
Threadfin
Chaetodon auriga
Butterbun
Chaetodon capistratus
Acropora butterfly
Chaetodon trifascialis
Melon butterflyfish
Chaetodon trifasciatus
Butterfly fish
Chaetodon vagabundus
CompareBrown butterflyfish vs RacoonBrown butterflyfish vs ThreadfinBrown butterflyfish vs ButterbunBrown butterflyfish vs Acropora butterfly
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the brown butterflyfish?
The brown butterflyfish (Chaetodon collare) 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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