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Triangular coralfish

Chaetodon baronessa Cuvier, 1829

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the triangular 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 triangular coralfish live?

Not recorded

Is the triangular 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 triangular coralfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusChaetodon
  7. SpeciesChaetodon baronessa Cuvier, 1829

Synonyms Chaetodon barronessa, Citharoedus gonochaetodon baronessa

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Baroness butterflyfishEnglish
  • Baronessa butterflyfishEnglish
  • Eastern triangle butterflyfishEnglish
  • Eastern triangular butterflyfishEnglish
  • Herringbone coralfishEnglish
  • Pacific triangular butterflyfishEnglish
  • Triangular butterflyfishEnglish
  • Peix papallona triangular del PacíficCatalan
  • Boray-borayCebuano
  • klipka baronesaCzech
  • Trekantet fanefiskDanish
  • Baroness-FalterfischGerman
  • Pez Mariposa OrientalSpanish
  • daliga ragutuFijian
  • Poisson-papillon baronneFrench
  • Baronesse-pillangóhalHungarian
  • KulibangbangIloko
  • Pesce farfalla triangolo orientaleItalian
  • ミカドチョウチョウウオJapanese
  • Peixe-borboleta-baronesaPortuguese
  • Бабочка-баронессаRussian
  • Kalaykalaytbk
  • Paru-parang dagatFilipino
  • Bagangroot
  • 天王蝶Chinese
  • Mikado-chochô-uoJapanese
  • Alibangbangroot
  • Paru-paroroot
  • 三角紋蝶Chinese
  • 天皇蝶Chinese
  • 曲紋蝴蝶魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the triangular 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 triangular coralfish?

The triangular coralfish (Chaetodon baronessa) belongs to the family Chaetodontidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Triangular coralfish (Chaetodon baronessa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/triangular-coralfish

MLA

“Triangular coralfish (Chaetodon baronessa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/triangular-coralfish.

BibTeX
@misc{triangular_coralfish_2026,
  title = {Triangular coralfish (Chaetodon baronessa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/triangular-coralfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}