Klein's butterfly
Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790
Status not recordedbony fish
The klein's butterfly (Chaetodon kleinii) is a species in the family Chaetodontidae, order Acanthuriformes.
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Quick facts about the klein's butterfly
- 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 klein's butterfly live?
Not recorded
Is the klein's butterfly 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 klein's butterfly classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderAcanthuriformes
- familyChaetodontidae
- genusChaetodon
- SpeciesChaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790
Synonyms Anisochaetodon kleinii, Chaetodon bellulus, Chaetodon cingulatus, Chaetodon corallicola, Chaetodon flavescens, Chaetodon kleini, Chaetodon melammystax, Chaetodon melastomus, Chaetodon virescens, Choetodon kleinii, Exornator exornator kleinii, Tetragonoptrus kleini
Other names and names in other languages (54)
- Blacklip butterflyfishEnglish
- Bluehead butterflyfishEnglish
- Brown butterflyfishEnglish
- Klein's butterflyfishEnglish
- Klein's coralfishEnglish
- Klein’s butterfly fishEnglish
- Sunburst butterflyfishEnglish
- White-spotted butterfly-fishEnglish
- White-spotted butterflyfishEnglish
- Whitespotted butterflyfishEnglish
- Yellowspot butterflyfishEnglish
- Peix papallona solCatalan
- Alibang-bangCebuano
- 菠萝蝶Chinese
- klipka KleinovaCzech
- Kleins fanefiskDanish
- Kleins FalterfischGerman
- Alanaasi bibeeDivehi
- Pez mariposa de KleinSpanish
- Kleini harjashammasEstonian
- daliga ragutuFijian
- Papillon jauneFrench
- LauhauHawaiian
- Klein pillangóhalHungarian
- KapigedIloko
- Pesce farfalla di KleinItalian
- ミゾレチョウチョウウオJapanese
- Bagang belang putihMalay
- Peixe-borboleta-solPortuguese
- Лиловоточечная рыба-бабочка КлейнаRussian
- Kalaykalaytbk
- ปลาผีเสื้อไคลน์Thai
- Bagangroot
- Cá Bướm nâu nhạtVietnamese
- 藍頭蝶Chinese
- 珠蝴蝶魚Chinese
- 珠蝴蝶鱼Chinese
- 蓝头蝶Chinese
- Weißpunkt-FalterfischGerman
- Mariposa de barra penumbreSpanish
- Chétodon de kleinFrench
- Papillon de KleinFrench
- Poisson-papillon de KleinFrench
- Pesce farfalla labbra nereItalian
- Mizore chouchou-uoJapanese
- Mizore-chô-chô-uoJapanese
- Alibangbangroot
- Kepe orangeroot
- Klein vlindervisroot
- Paru-paroroot
- Paru-parung dagatroot
- Tifitifiroot
- 克氏蝴蝶魚Chinese
- 鳳梨蝶Chinese
Relatives of the klein's butterfly
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
CompareKlein's butterfly vs RacoonKlein's butterfly vs ThreadfinKlein's butterfly vs ButterbunKlein's butterfly vs Acropora butterfly
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the klein's butterfly?
The klein's butterfly (Chaetodon kleinii) 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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