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Two-spot coralfish

Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier, 1831

Status not recordedbony fish

The two-spot coralfish (Chaetodon plebeius) is a species in the family Chaetodontidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the two-spot 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 two-spot coralfish live?

Not recorded

Is the two-spot 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 two-spot coralfish classified?

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

Synonyms Chaetodon cordiformis, Chaetodon plebelus, Megaprotodon maculiceps, Megaprotodon plebeius

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • Blue-blotched butterfly-fishEnglish
  • Blue-dash butterflyfishEnglish
  • Blue-spot butterflyfishEnglish
  • Blueblotch butterflyfishEnglish
  • Blueblotched butterflyfishEnglish
  • Bluespot butterflyfishEnglish
  • Coral butterflyfishEnglish
  • Grey blotched butterflyfishEnglish
  • Peix papallona plebeuCatalan
  • klipka oranžováCzech
  • Blåplettet fanefiskDanish
  • Blaupunkt-FalterfischGerman
  • Pez Mariposa PlebeyaSpanish
  • daliga ragutuFijian
  • Chétodon à deux tachesFrench
  • Pesce farfalla barra azzurraItalian
  • スミツキトノサマダイJapanese
  • Peixe-borboleta-plebeuPortuguese
  • Синепятнистая рыба-бабочкаRussian
  • Paru-paroroot
  • 雲蝶Chinese
  • Poisson-papillon à tache bleueFrench
  • Sumitsuki-tonosamadaiJapanese
  • Alibangbangroot
  • Paru-parung dagatroot
  • 四棘蝴蝶魚Chinese
  • 四棘蝴蝶鱼Chinese
  • 藍斑蝴蝶魚Chinese
  • 藍腰蝶Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the two-spot 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 two-spot coralfish?

The two-spot coralfish (Chaetodon plebeius) belongs to the family Chaetodontidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Two-spot coralfish (Chaetodon plebeius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/two-spot-coralfish

MLA

“Two-spot coralfish (Chaetodon plebeius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/two-spot-coralfish.

BibTeX
@misc{two_spot_coralfish_2026,
  title = {Two-spot coralfish (Chaetodon plebeius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/two-spot-coralfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}