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Triangle butterflyfish

Chaetodon triangulum Cuvier, 1831

Status not recordedbony fish

The triangle butterflyfish (Chaetodon triangulum) is a species in the family Chaetodontidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the triangle 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 triangle butterflyfish live?

Not recorded

Is the triangle 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 triangle butterflyfish classified?

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

Synonyms Gonochaetodon triangulum

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Herringbone butterflyfishEnglish
  • Triangular butterflyfishEnglish
  • سمك الفراشة المثلثArabic
  • Peix papallona triangular indiCatalan
  • klipka trojúhelníkováCzech
  • Trekanthalet fanefiskDanish
  • Triangel-FalterfischGerman
  • Pez Mariposa TriangularSpanish
  • Chétodon à chevronsFrench
  • Pesce farfalla triangolo occidentaleItalian
  • Peixe-borboleta-triangularPortuguese
  • Треугольная рыба-бабочкаRussian
  • ปลาผีเสื้อหางเหลี่ยมหน้าแดงThai
  • Paru-paroroot
  • Papillon triangulaire indienFrench
  • Poisson-papillon triangleFrench
  • Kepe merakroot

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the triangle 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 triangle butterflyfish?

The triangle butterflyfish (Chaetodon triangulum) belongs to the family Chaetodontidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Triangle butterflyfish (Chaetodon triangulum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/triangle-butterflyfish

MLA

“Triangle butterflyfish (Chaetodon triangulum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/triangle-butterflyfish.

BibTeX
@misc{triangle_butterflyfish_2026,
  title = {Triangle butterflyfish (Chaetodon triangulum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/triangle-butterflyfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}