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Netted butterflyfish

Chaetodon xanthurus Bleeker, 1857

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the netted 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 netted butterflyfish live?

Not recorded

Is the netted 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 netted butterflyfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusChaetodon
  7. SpeciesChaetodon xanthurus Bleeker, 1857
Other names and names in other languages (23)
  • Cross-hatch butterflyfishEnglish
  • Crosshatch butterflyfishEnglish
  • Orange butterflyfishEnglish
  • Pearlscale butterflyfishEnglish
  • Philippine chevron butterflyfishEnglish
  • Yellow-tail butterflyfishEnglish
  • Yellowtail butterflyfishEnglish
  • Peix papallona de cua taronjaCatalan
  • klipka mřížovanáCzech
  • Perleskællet fanefiskDanish
  • Orangen-GitterfalterfischGerman
  • Pez Mariposa de Cola DoradaSpanish
  • Poisson-papillon à queue orangeFrench
  • Pesce farfalla arancioneItalian
  • アミメチョウチョウウオJapanese
  • Peixe-borboleta-de-escamas-peroladasPortuguese
  • Сетчатая оранжевохвостая рыба-бабочкаRussian
  • Kepe citrunroot
  • 黃網蝶Chinese
  • Amime-chôchô-uoJapanese
  • 紅尾蝴蝶魚Chinese
  • 黃蝴蝶魚Chinese
  • 黄蝴蝶鱼Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the netted 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

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the netted butterflyfish?

The netted butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthurus) 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). Netted butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthurus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/netted-butterflyfish

MLA

“Netted butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthurus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/netted-butterflyfish.

BibTeX
@misc{netted_butterflyfish_2026,
  title = {Netted butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthurus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/netted-butterflyfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}