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Panda butterflyfish

Chaetodon adiergastos Seale, 1910

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the panda 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 panda butterflyfish live?

Not recorded

Is the panda 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 panda butterflyfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusChaetodon
  7. SpeciesChaetodon adiergastos Seale, 1910
Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • Bantayan butterflyfishEnglish
  • Eye-patch butterflyfishEnglish
  • Philippine butterflyfishEnglish
  • Peix papallona pandaCatalan
  • Boray-borayCebuano
  • klipka pandaCzech
  • Panda-fanefiskDanish
  • Panda-FalterfischGerman
  • Pez Mariposa FilipinoSpanish
  • Poisson-papillon pandaFrench
  • KulibangbangIloko
  • Pesce farfalla pandaItalian
  • クラカケチョウチョウウオJapanese
  • 부전나비고기Korean
  • Peixe-borboleta-das-FilipinasPortuguese
  • Филиппинская рыба-бабочкаRussian
  • Kalaykalaytbk
  • Paru-parang dagatFilipino
  • Cá chim nàngVietnamese
  • 黑面蝶Chinese
  • Papillon des PhilippinesFrench
  • Pesce farfalla delle FilippineItalian
  • Kurakake-chôchô-uoJapanese
  • 烏頂蝴蝶魚Chinese
  • 項斑蝴蝶魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the panda 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 panda butterflyfish?

The panda butterflyfish (Chaetodon adiergastos) 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). Panda butterflyfish (Chaetodon adiergastos). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/panda-butterflyfish

MLA

“Panda butterflyfish (Chaetodon adiergastos).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/panda-butterflyfish.

BibTeX
@misc{panda_butterflyfish_2026,
  title = {Panda butterflyfish (Chaetodon adiergastos)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/panda-butterflyfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}