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Muneca

Chaetodon humeralis Günther, 1860

Status not recordedbony fish

The muneca (Chaetodon humeralis) is a species in the family Chaetodontidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the muneca

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 muneca live?

Not recorded

Is the muneca 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 muneca classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusChaetodon
  7. SpeciesChaetodon humeralis Günther, 1860
Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Cortez butterflyfishEnglish
  • Three-banded butterflyfishEnglish
  • Threeband butterflyfishEnglish
  • Threebanded butterflyfishEnglish
  • Peix papallona ratllat del PacíficCatalan
  • klipka pobřežníCzech
  • Trebåndet fanefiskDanish
  • Ostpazifik-FalterfischGerman
  • MuñecaSpanish
  • Papillon à trois bandesFrench
  • Pesce farfalla a tre bandeItalian
  • Peixe-borboleta-de-CortezPortuguese
  • Бабочка МуньекаRussian
  • MariposaSpanish
  • Mariposa de tres bandasSpanish
  • Mariposa monedaSpanish
  • mariposa muñecaSpanish
  • Pez Mariposa Muñeca orientalSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the muneca

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 muneca?

The muneca (Chaetodon humeralis) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Muneca (Chaetodon humeralis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/muneca

MLA

“Muneca (Chaetodon humeralis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/muneca.

BibTeX
@misc{muneca_2026,
  title = {Muneca (Chaetodon humeralis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/muneca},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}