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Brownburnie

Chaetodon blackburnii Desjardins, 1836

Status not recordedbony fish

The brownburnie (Chaetodon blackburnii) is a species in the family Chaetodontidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the brownburnie

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 brownburnie live?

Not recorded

Is the brownburnie 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 brownburnie classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusChaetodon
  7. SpeciesChaetodon blackburnii Desjardins, 1836

Synonyms Chaetodon blackburni, Chaetodon blockburnii, Tetragonoptrus blackburni

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Blackburn's butterflyfishEnglish
  • Chocolate butterflyfishEnglish
  • Peix papallona de BlackburnCatalan
  • klipka stínováCzech
  • Blackburns fanefiskDanish
  • Dunkler Blaustreifen-FalterfischGerman
  • Pez Mariposa ChocolateSpanish
  • Poisson-papillon de BlackburnFrench
  • Pesce farfalla cioccolatoItalian
  • Peixe-borboleta-de-BlackburnPortuguese
  • Bruinburnieroot
  • Papillon de BlackburnFrench
  • Pesce farfalla di BlackburnItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the brownburnie

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 brownburnie?

The brownburnie (Chaetodon blackburnii) belongs to the family Chaetodontidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Brownburnie (Chaetodon blackburnii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brownburnie

MLA

“Brownburnie (Chaetodon blackburnii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/brownburnie.

BibTeX
@misc{brownburnie_2026,
  title = {Brownburnie (Chaetodon blackburnii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brownburnie},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}