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Marquesan butterflyfish

Chaetodon declivis Randall, 1975

Status not recordedbony fish

The marquesan butterflyfish (Chaetodon declivis) is a species in the family Chaetodontidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the marquesan butterflyfish

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 marquesan butterflyfish live?

Not recorded

Is the marquesan butterflyfish 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 marquesan butterflyfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusChaetodon
  7. SpeciesChaetodon declivis Randall, 1975

Synonyms Chaetodon declevis, Roaops declivis, Roaops declivis wilderi

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Marquesas butterflyfishEnglish
  • Peix papallona de les MarquesesCatalan
  • klipka markézskáCzech
  • Marquesas-fanefiskDanish
  • Marquesas-FalterfischGerman
  • Pez mariposa de las MarquesasSpanish
  • Poisson-papillon des MarquisesFrench
  • Pesce farfalla delle MarchesiItalian
  • Peixe-borboleta-de-MarquesasPortuguese
  • Маркизская рыба-бабочкаRussian
  • Chaetodon des MarquisesFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the marquesan butterflyfish

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 marquesan butterflyfish?

The marquesan butterflyfish (Chaetodon declivis) belongs to the family Chaetodontidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Marquesan butterflyfish (Chaetodon declivis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marquesan-butterflyfish

MLA

“Marquesan butterflyfish (Chaetodon declivis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/marquesan-butterflyfish.

BibTeX
@misc{marquesan_butterflyfish_2026,
  title = {Marquesan butterflyfish (Chaetodon declivis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marquesan-butterflyfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}