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Saddled coralfish

Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the saddled 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 saddled coralfish live?

Not recorded

Is the saddled 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 saddled coralfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusChaetodon
  7. SpeciesChaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831

Synonyms Chaetodon garnoti, Chaetodon mulsanti, Chaetodon principalis, Rabdophorus rabdophorus ephippium

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Black-blotched butterfly-fishEnglish
  • Blackblotch butterflyfishEnglish
  • Blackclothed butterflyfishEnglish
  • Saddle butterflyfishEnglish
  • Saddle-back butterflyfishEnglish
  • Saddleback butterflyfishEnglish
  • Saddled butterflyfishEnglish
  • Peix papallona ensellatCatalan
  • klipka sedlovitáCzech
  • Saddelrygget fanefiskDanish
  • Sattelfleck-FalterfischGerman
  • Pez MariposaSpanish
  • tivitiviFijian
  • Poisson-papillon à selle noireFrench
  • Nyerges pillangóhalHungarian
  • Pesce farfalla sellatoItalian
  • セグロチョウチョウウオJapanese
  • tikorekoremrv
  • Peixe-borboleta-de-sela-pretaPortuguese
  • amuamuray
  • Черноспинная рыба-бабочкаRussian
  • paraharahaTahitian
  • Siyah Sırtlı Kelebek BalığıTurkish
  • Ribobroot
  • 月光蝶Chinese
  • Pez Mariposa EnsilladaSpanish
  • Chaetodon à selleFrench
  • Papillon à selle noireFrench
  • Seguro-chô-chô-uoJapanese
  • рыба-бабочка черночепрачнаяRussian
  • Alibangbangroot
  • Bagangroot
  • Dribobroot
  • Kepe monalisaroot
  • Paru-paroroot
  • Paru-parung dagatroot
  • Tifitifi-tuauliroot
  • 鞍斑蝴蝶魚Chinese
  • 鞭蝴蝶魚Chinese
  • 鞭蝴蝶鱼Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the saddled 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 saddled coralfish?

The saddled coralfish (Chaetodon ephippium) belongs to the family Chaetodontidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Saddled coralfish (Chaetodon ephippium). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/saddled-coralfish

MLA

“Saddled coralfish (Chaetodon ephippium).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/saddled-coralfish.

BibTeX
@misc{saddled_coralfish_2026,
  title = {Saddled coralfish (Chaetodon ephippium)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/saddled-coralfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}