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Crown butterflyfish

Chaetodon paucifasciatus Ahl, 1923

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the crown 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 crown butterflyfish live?

Not recorded

Is the crown 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 crown butterflyfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusChaetodon
  7. SpeciesChaetodon paucifasciatus Ahl, 1923

Synonyms Chaetodon chrysurus paucifasciatus, Exornator rhombochaetodon paucifasciatus

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Eritrean butterflyfishEnglish
  • Red sea chevron butterflyfishEnglish
  • MoschtArabic
  • Peix papallona reinaCatalan
  • klipka rudoskvrnnáCzech
  • Eritrea-fanefiskDanish
  • Rotfleck-FalterfischGerman
  • Pez Mariposa RealSpanish
  • Poisson-papillon orangeFrench
  • פרפרון האודםHebrew
  • Pesce farfalla eritreoItalian
  • KroonkoraalvlinderDutch
  • Peixe-borboleta-da-EritreiaPortuguese
  • Коронованная рыба-бабочкаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the crown 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 crown butterflyfish?

The crown butterflyfish (Chaetodon paucifasciatus) belongs to the family Chaetodontidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Crown butterflyfish (Chaetodon paucifasciatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/crown-butterflyfish

MLA

“Crown butterflyfish (Chaetodon paucifasciatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/crown-butterflyfish.

BibTeX
@misc{crown_butterflyfish_2026,
  title = {Crown butterflyfish (Chaetodon paucifasciatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crown-butterflyfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}