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Onespot coralfish

Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch, 1787

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the onespot 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 onespot coralfish live?

Not recorded

Is the onespot 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 onespot coralfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusChaetodon
  7. SpeciesChaetodon unimaculatus Bloch, 1787

Synonyms Chaetodon sphenospilus, Heterochaetodon lepidochaetodon unimaculatus

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • Limespot butterflyfishEnglish
  • One-spot butterflyEnglish
  • Onespot butterflyfishEnglish
  • Pacific teardrop butterflyfishEnglish
  • Teardrop butterflyfishEnglish
  • Teardrop coralfishEnglish
  • Peix papallona llàgrimaCatalan
  • Boray-borayCebuano
  • klipka jednoskvrnnáCzech
  • Grædende fanefiskDanish
  • Tränentropfen-FalterfischGerman
  • Pez mariposa lágrimaSpanish
  • daliga ragutuFijian
  • Chétodon ocelléFrench
  • Pesce farfalla lacrimaItalian
  • イッテンチョウチョウウオJapanese
  • tikorekoremrv
  • Ustnik wielkoplamekPolish
  • Peixe-borboleta-mancha-de-lágrimaPortuguese
  • amuamuray
  • Однопятнистая рыба-бабочкаRussian
  • paraharahaTahitian
  • ปลาผีเสื้อหยาดน้ำตาThai
  • Paru-paroroot
  • Cá Bướm một chấmVietnamese
  • 一點清Chinese
  • Chaetodon à une tacheFrench
  • Papillon à larme du PacifiqueFrench
  • Poisson-papillon à larme du PacifiqueFrench
  • Itten-chôchô-uoJapanese
  • Alibangbangroot
  • Eenkol-vlindervisroot
  • Kepe susu bulat hitamroot
  • Paru-parung dagatroot
  • Tifitifi-pulesamaroot
  • 一點蝴蝶魚Chinese
  • 一點蝶Chinese
  • 单斑蝴蝶鱼Chinese
  • 單斑蝴蝶魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the onespot 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 onespot coralfish?

The onespot coralfish (Chaetodon unimaculatus) belongs to the family Chaetodontidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Onespot coralfish (Chaetodon unimaculatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/onespot-coralfish

MLA

“Onespot coralfish (Chaetodon unimaculatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/onespot-coralfish.

BibTeX
@misc{onespot_coralfish_2026,
  title = {Onespot coralfish (Chaetodon unimaculatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/onespot-coralfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}