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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusChaetodon
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the klein's butterfly

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 klein's butterfly?

The klein's butterfly (Chaetodon kleinii) belongs to the family Chaetodontidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Klein's butterfly (Chaetodon kleinii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/kleins-butterfly

MLA

“Klein's butterfly (Chaetodon kleinii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/kleins-butterfly.

BibTeX
@misc{kleins_butterfly_2026,
  title = {Klein's butterfly (Chaetodon kleinii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/kleins-butterfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}