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Mailed coralfish

Chaetodon reticulatus Cuvier, 1831

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the mailed 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 mailed coralfish live?

Not recorded

Is the mailed 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 mailed coralfish classified?

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

Synonyms Chaetodon recticulatus, Chaetodon superbus, Citharoedus reticulatus

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • Black butterflyfishEnglish
  • Mailed butterflyfishEnglish
  • Reticulate butterflyfishEnglish
  • Reticulated butterflyEnglish
  • Reticulated butterflyfishEnglish
  • Peix papallona reticulatCatalan
  • Boray-borayCebuano
  • klipka mřížkovanáCzech
  • Netmønstret fanefiskDanish
  • Perlen-FalterfischGerman
  • Pez mariposa reticuladoSpanish
  • daliga ragutuFijian
  • Chaetodon réticuléFrench
  • KulibangbangIloko
  • Pesce farfalla reticolatoItalian
  • ハクテンカタギJapanese
  • tikorekoremrv
  • Peixe-borboleta-reticuladoPortuguese
  • amuamuray
  • Сетчатая рыба-бабочкаRussian
  • paraharahaTahitian
  • Paru-parang dagatFilipino
  • Paru-paroroot
  • 網紋蝶Chinese
  • Hakuten-katagiJapanese
  • Alibang-bangroot
  • Alibangbangroot
  • Paru-parung dagatroot
  • Tifitifi-maonoroot
  • 網紋蝴蝶魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mailed 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 mailed coralfish?

The mailed coralfish (Chaetodon reticulatus) 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). Mailed coralfish (Chaetodon reticulatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mailed-coralfish

MLA

“Mailed coralfish (Chaetodon reticulatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mailed-coralfish.

BibTeX
@misc{mailed_coralfish_2026,
  title = {Mailed coralfish (Chaetodon reticulatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mailed-coralfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}