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Pebbled butterfly

Chaetodon multicinctus Garrett, 1863

Status not recordedbony fish

The pebbled butterfly (Chaetodon multicinctus) is a species in the family Chaetodontidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the pebbled butterfly

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 pebbled butterfly live?

Not recorded

Is the pebbled butterfly 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 pebbled butterfly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusChaetodon
  7. SpeciesChaetodon multicinctus Garrett, 1863

Synonyms Exornator exornator multicinctus

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Multiband butterflyfishEnglish
  • Pebbled butterflyfishEnglish
  • Peix papallona multi ratllesCatalan
  • klipka mnohopruháCzech
  • Mangebåndet fanefiskDanish
  • Hawaii-StreifenfalterfischGerman
  • Pez Mariposa multibarradoSpanish
  • kīkākapuHawaiian
  • Pesce farfalla ciottoloItalian
  • Peixe-borboleta-de-olho-marcadoPortuguese
  • Pesce farfalla a ciottoliItalian
  • Pesce farfalla ciottolosoItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pebbled butterfly

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 pebbled butterfly?

The pebbled butterfly (Chaetodon multicinctus) belongs to the family Chaetodontidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pebbled butterfly (Chaetodon multicinctus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pebbled-butterfly

MLA

“Pebbled butterfly (Chaetodon multicinctus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pebbled-butterfly.

BibTeX
@misc{pebbled_butterfly_2026,
  title = {Pebbled butterfly (Chaetodon multicinctus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pebbled-butterfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}