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Smith's butterflyfish

Chaetodon smithi Randall, 1975

Status not recordedbony fish

The smith's butterflyfish (Chaetodon smithi) is a species in the family Chaetodontidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the smith's 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 smith's butterflyfish live?

Not recorded

Is the smith's 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 smith's butterflyfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusChaetodon
  7. SpeciesChaetodon smithi Randall, 1975

Synonyms Chaetodon hemichrysus

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Peix papallona bicolorCatalan
  • klipka SmithovaCzech
  • Smiths fanefiskDanish
  • Smiths FalterfischGerman
  • Pez mariposa de SmithSpanish
  • Poisson-papillon de SmithFrench
  • Pesce farfalla di SmithItalian
  • スミスズバタフライフィッシュJapanese
  • Peixe-borboleta-de-SmithPortuguese
  • vaitiray
  • Chaetodon de SmithFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the smith's 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 smith's butterflyfish?

The smith's butterflyfish (Chaetodon smithi) belongs to the family Chaetodontidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Smith's butterflyfish (Chaetodon smithi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/smiths-butterflyfish

MLA

“Smith's butterflyfish (Chaetodon smithi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/smiths-butterflyfish.

BibTeX
@misc{smiths_butterflyfish_2026,
  title = {Smith's butterflyfish (Chaetodon smithi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/smiths-butterflyfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}