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Lined butterfly

Chaetodon lineolatus Cuvier, 1831

Status not recordedbony fish

The lined butterfly (Chaetodon lineolatus) is a species in the family Chaetodontidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the lined 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 lined butterfly live?

Not recorded

Is the lined 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 lined butterfly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusChaetodon
  7. SpeciesChaetodon lineolatus Cuvier, 1831

Synonyms Anisochaetodon lineolatus, Chaetodon lieneolatus, Chaetodon lunatus, Chaetodon tallii, Tetragonoptrus lineolatus

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • Line butterflyfishEnglish
  • Lined butterfly-fishEnglish
  • Lined butterflyfishEnglish
  • New-moon coral-fishEnglish
  • New-moon coralfishEnglish
  • Peix papallona llunaCatalan
  • klipka velkáCzech
  • Linjet fanefiskDanish
  • Riesen-FalterfischGerman
  • Pez mariposa rayadoSpanish
  • tivitiviFijian
  • Chétodon striéFrench
  • kīkākapuHawaiian
  • פרפרון שחור-אוכףHebrew
  • Pesce farfalla lineatoItalian
  • ニセフウライチョウチョウウオJapanese
  • 줄나비고기Korean
  • tikorekoremrv
  • Witte KoraalvlinderDutch
  • Ustnik smuzkowyPolish
  • Peixe-borboleta-de-linhas-finasPortuguese
  • Молочная рыба-бабочкаRussian
  • paraharahaTahitian
  • ปลาผีเสื้อลายตรงThai
  • Bagangroot
  • 新月蝶Chinese
  • Chaetodon striéFrench
  • Papillon à lignesFrench
  • Papillon jauneFrench
  • Poisson-papillon à lignesFrench
  • Nise-furai-chô-chô-uoJapanese
  • Alibangbangroot
  • Gestreepte vlindervisroot
  • Kepe putihroot
  • Paru-paroroot
  • Paru-parung dagatroot
  • Tifitifi-laui'aroot
  • 紋身蝴蝶魚Chinese
  • 細紋蝴蝶魚Chinese
  • 细纹蝴蝶鱼Chinese
  • 黑影蝶Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lined 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

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the lined butterfly?

The lined butterfly (Chaetodon lineolatus) 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). Lined butterfly (Chaetodon lineolatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-butterfly

MLA

“Lined butterfly (Chaetodon lineolatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-butterfly.

BibTeX
@misc{lined_butterfly_2026,
  title = {Lined butterfly (Chaetodon lineolatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-butterfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}