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Racoon

Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802)

Status not recordedbony fish

The racoon (Chaetodon lunula) is a species in the family Chaetodontidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the racoon

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 racoon live?

Not recorded

Is the racoon 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 racoon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusChaetodon
  7. SpeciesChaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802)

Synonyms Chaetodon biocellatus, Chaetodon iunula, Chaetodon luluna, Chaetodon lunulatus, Chaetodontops lunula, Pomacentrus lunula, Tetragonoptrus biocellatus, Tetragonoptrus lunula

Other names and names in other languages (51)
  • Halfmoon butterflyfishEnglish
  • Moon butterfly fishEnglish
  • Raccoon butterflyEnglish
  • Raccoon butterflyfishEnglish
  • Racoon butterflyfishEnglish
  • Racoon coralfishEnglish
  • Red-striped butterfly-fishEnglish
  • Redstriped butterflyfishEnglish
  • Peix papallona mapache del PacíficCatalan
  • klipka poloměsíčitáCzech
  • MånefanefiskDanish
  • Mond-FalterfischGerman
  • Mariposa mapacheSpanish
  • daliga ragutuFijian
  • Chétodon à croissantFrench
  • Pesce farfalla procione indo-pacificoItalian
  • チョウハンJapanese
  • 룰나비고기Korean
  • HalfmaanvlindervisDutch
  • Ustnik lunulaPolish
  • Peixe-borboleta-guaxinimPortuguese
  • Бабочка-енотRussian
  • Kalaykalaytbk
  • Kırmızı Çigili Kelebek BalığıTurkish
  • Tapelroot
  • Cá Bướm mặt trăngVietnamese
  • 月鯛Chinese
  • Mondsichel-FalterfischGerman
  • Pez mariposa mapacheSpanish
  • Chétodon raton-laveurFrench
  • Papillon raton laveurFrench
  • Poisson-papillon raton laveurFrench
  • Pesce farfalla mascherato indo-pacificoItalian
  • ChôhanJapanese
  • рыба-бабочка обыкновеннаяRussian
  • Schetinozub lunoobraznyiRussian
  • പക്കിക്കടിയന്root
  • പക്കി ക്കടിയroot
  • Ababang lonnatroot
  • Alibangbangroot
  • Halfmaan-vlindervisroot
  • Kaliboboroot
  • Kepe gajahroot
  • Pakkikkadiyaroot
  • Paru-paroroot
  • Paru-parung dagatroot
  • Tifitifi-laumearoot
  • 新月蝴蝶魚Chinese
  • 新月蝴蝶鱼Chinese
  • 月斑蝴蝶魚Chinese
  • 月眉蝶Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the racoon

Other species in the same genus Chaetodon.

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 racoon?

The racoon (Chaetodon lunula) 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). Racoon (Chaetodon lunula). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/racoon

MLA

“Racoon (Chaetodon lunula).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/racoon.

BibTeX
@misc{racoon_2026,
  title = {Racoon (Chaetodon lunula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/racoon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}