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Pigface coralfish

Chaetodon falcula Bloch, 1795

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the pigface 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 pigface coralfish live?

Not recorded

Is the pigface 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 pigface coralfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusChaetodon
  7. SpeciesChaetodon falcula Bloch, 1795

Synonyms Anisochaetodon falcula, Chaetodon dizoster, Chaetodon facula, Tetragonoptrus dizoster

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • Black-wedged butterflyfishEnglish
  • Blackwedged butterflyfishEnglish
  • Double-saddle butterflyfishEnglish
  • Double-saddled butterflyfishEnglish
  • Indian double-saddle butterflyfishEnglish
  • Saddleback butterflyfishEnglish
  • Saddled butterflyfishEnglish
  • Sickle butterflyfishEnglish
  • Peix papallona de nas de porcCatalan
  • klipka klínoskvrnnáCzech
  • TrynefanefiskDanish
  • Indischer Doppelsattel-FalterfischGerman
  • Pez Mariposa Silla de MontarSpanish
  • Chétodon faucilleFrench
  • Pesce farfalla a cunei neriItalian
  • DebamMalay
  • Peixe-borboleta-de-sela-dupla-indianoPortuguese
  • Клинопятнистая рыба-бабочкаRussian
  • ปลาผีเสื้อหลังบั้งThai
  • Ribobroot
  • Papillon indien à deux sellesFrench
  • Poisson-papillon à sellesFrench
  • പക്കിക്കടിയന്root
  • പക്കി ക്കടിയroot
  • Barbanoesroot
  • Kepe falcularoot
  • Pakkikkadiyaroot
  • Paru-paroroot
  • Saal-vlindervisroot

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pigface 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 pigface coralfish?

The pigface coralfish (Chaetodon falcula) 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). Pigface coralfish (Chaetodon falcula). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pigface-coralfish

MLA

“Pigface coralfish (Chaetodon falcula).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pigface-coralfish.

BibTeX
@misc{pigface_coralfish_2026,
  title = {Pigface coralfish (Chaetodon falcula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pigface-coralfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}