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Dotted coralfish

Chaetodon semeion Bleeker, 1855

Status not recordedbony fish

The dotted coralfish (Chaetodon semeion) is a species in the family Chaetodontidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the dotted coralfish

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 dotted coralfish live?

Not recorded

Is the dotted coralfish 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 dotted coralfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusChaetodon
  7. SpeciesChaetodon semeion Bleeker, 1855

Synonyms Chaetodon decoratus, Chaetodon semion

Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • Decorated butterflyfishEnglish
  • Dotted butterflyfishEnglish
  • Golden butterflyfishEnglish
  • Peix papallona coureCatalan
  • klipka puntíkatáCzech
  • Prikket fanefiskDanish
  • Blaustirn-FalterfischGerman
  • Pez Mariposa ManchadaSpanish
  • daliga ragutuFijian
  • Poisson-papillon pointilléFrench
  • Pesce farfalla puntinatoItalian
  • レモンチョウチョウウオJapanese
  • Peixe-borboleta-pintadoPortuguese
  • Точечная рыба-бабочкаRussian
  • paraharahaTahitian
  • Paru-paroroot
  • 細點蝶Chinese
  • Chaetodon doréFrench
  • Pesce farfalla punteggiatoItalian
  • Remon-chôhô-uoJapanese
  • Alibang-bangroot
  • Alibangbangroot
  • Paru-parung dagatroot
  • Tifitifi-si'oroot
  • 細點蝴蝶魚Chinese
  • 點綴蝴蝶魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dotted coralfish

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 dotted coralfish?

The dotted coralfish (Chaetodon semeion) 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). Dotted coralfish (Chaetodon semeion). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dotted-coralfish

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“Dotted coralfish (Chaetodon semeion).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dotted-coralfish.

BibTeX
@misc{dotted_coralfish_2026,
  title = {Dotted coralfish (Chaetodon semeion)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dotted-coralfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}