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Cunningfish

Chaetodon sanctaehelenae Günther, 1868

Status not recordedbony fish

The cunningfish (Chaetodon sanctaehelenae) is a species in the family Chaetodontidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the cunningfish

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 cunningfish live?

Not recorded

Is the cunningfish 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 cunningfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusChaetodon
  7. SpeciesChaetodon sanctaehelenae Günther, 1868

Synonyms Chaetodon sanctae helenae, Chaetodon sanctaehelena, Chaetodon sanctaehelenae uniformis

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Saint Helena butterflyfishEnglish
  • St. Helena butterflyfishEnglish
  • Peix papallona de Santa HelenaCatalan
  • 圣赫拿蝴蝶鱼Chinese
  • klipka svatohelenskáCzech
  • St.-Helena-FalterfischGerman
  • Pez Mariposa de Santa HelenaSpanish
  • Poisson-papillon de Sainte-HélèneFrench
  • Pesce farfalla di Sant'ElenaItalian
  • Peixe-borboleta-de-Santa-HelenaPortuguese
  • 聖赫拿蝴蝶魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cunningfish

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 cunningfish?

The cunningfish (Chaetodon sanctaehelenae) belongs to the family Chaetodontidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cunningfish (Chaetodon sanctaehelenae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cunningfish

MLA

“Cunningfish (Chaetodon sanctaehelenae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cunningfish.

BibTeX
@misc{cunningfish_2026,
  title = {Cunningfish (Chaetodon sanctaehelenae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cunningfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}