Chaetodontidae
Every butterflyfish on Fin, recorded across our dive sites.
Heniochus acuminatus
Chaetodon citrinellus
Heniochus diphreutes
Chaetodon auriga
Chaetodon capistratus
Chaetodon ocellatus
Scolopsis bilineata
Forcipiger longirostris
Chaetodon striatus
Chaetodon guttatissimus
Chaetodon speculum
Chaetodon kleinii
Chaetodon lunula
Heniochus chrysostomus
Chaetodon ulietensis
Chaetodon decussatus
Chaetodon vagabundus
Chaetodon lunulatus
Chaetodon punctatofasciatus
Forcipiger flavissimus
Chaetodon adiergastos
Chaetodon falcula
Chaetodon trifasciatus
Gerres cinereus
Chaetodon xanthurus
Chaetodon ocellicaudus
Chaetodon mertensii
Chaetodon octofasciatus
Chaetodon baronessa
Chaetodon austriacus
Scolopsis margaritifera
Scolopsis lineata
Heniochus varius
Chaetodon ephippium
Chaetodon ornatissimus
Chaetodon collare
Chaetodon triangulum
Chaetodon melannotus
Heniochus intermedius
Chaetodon rafflesii
Chaetodon andamanensis
Chaetodon madagaskariensis
Chaetodon fasciatus
Chaetodon interruptus
Chelmon rostratus
Chaetodon paucifasciatus
Chaetodon unimaculatus
Chaetodon meyeri
Chaetodon semilarvatus
Chaetodon pelewensis
Hemitaurichthys polylepis
Hemitaurichthys zoster
Chaetodon xanthocephalus
Chaetodon lineolatus
Scolopsis ghanam
Chaetodon zanzibarensis
Chaetodon humeralis
Monodactylus argenteus
Coradion chrysozonus
Heniochus monoceros
Chaetodon wiebeli
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
Scolopsis ciliata
Chaetodon plebeius
Chaetodon reticulatus
Chaetodon dolosus
Heniochus pleurotaenia
Pentapodus trivittatus
Prognathodes aculeatus
Heniochus singularius
Chaetodon auripes
Chaetodon bennetti
Chaetodon blackburnii
Scolopsis monogramma
Chaetodon larvatus
Chaetodon flavirostris
Chaetodon trifascialis
Chaetodon robustus
Chaetodon rainfordi
Scolopsis affinis
Chaetodon aureofasciatus
Chaetodon miliaris
Chaetodon multicinctus
Gerres subfasciatus
Chaetodon guentheri
Chaetodon sedentarius
Chaetodon melapterus
Scolopsis xenochrous
Chaetodon argentatus
Gerres longirostris
Chaetodon semeion
Scolopsis vosmeri
Coradion altivelis
Chelmonops curiosus
Chelmonops truncatus
Chaetodon nigropunctatus
Coradion melanopus
Caulolatilus princeps
Chaetodon fremblii
Scatophagus argus
Gerres simillimus
Scolopsis trilineata
Parachaetodon ocellatus
Chaetodon oxycephalus
Pentapodus vitta
Chaetodon marleyi
Parequula melbournensis
Gerres oyena
Pentapodus emeryii
Amphichaetodon howensis
Scolopsis japonica
Pentapodus paradiseus
Chaetodon selene
Every member ranked by how many dive sites hold them, with the traits a diver cares about.
| Species | Diver appeal | Findability | Size | Depth | Sites | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Longfin BannerfishHeniochus acuminatus |
| Easy to spot |
| 17cm |
| 2-178m |
| 2,416 |
| Least concern |
| Speckled ButterflyfishChaetodon citrinellus | Easy to spot | – | – | 2,253 | Least concern |
| Schooling BannerfishHeniochus diphreutes | – | 14cm | 5-210m | 2,206 | Least concern |
| Threadfin ButterflyfishChaetodon auriga | Easy to spot | – | – | 2,113 | Least concern |
| Foureye Butterfly FishChaetodon capistratus | Easy to spot | – | – | 1,851 | Least concern |
| Spotfin ButterflyfishChaetodon ocellatus | Easy to spot | – | – | 1,615 | Least concern |
 Bridled Monocle BreamScolopsis bilineata | – | 17cm | 1-25m | 1,474 | Least concern |
| Longnose ButterflyfishForcipiger longirostris | – | 15cm | 0-200m | 1,446 | Least concern |
 Banded ButterflyfishChaetodon striatus | – | 11cm | 3-70m | 1,442 | Least concern |
| Peppered ButterflyfishChaetodon guttatissimus | – | 8cm | 3-30m | 1,395 | Least concern |
| Mirror ButterflyfishChaetodon speculum | – | 12cm | 3-30m | 1,384 | Least concern |
 Sunburst ButterflyfishChaetodon kleinii | – | 10cm | 0-90m | 1,347 | Least concern |
| Raccoon ButterflyfishChaetodon lunula | Easy to spot | – | – | 1,339 | Least concern |
 Pennant BannerfishHeniochus chrysostomus | Easy to spot | 12cm | 2-60m | 1,218 | Least concern |
| Pacific Doublesaddle ButterflyfishChaetodon ulietensis | Easy to spot | – | – | 1,188 | Least concern |
| Indian Vagabond ButterflyfishChaetodon decussatus | – | 14cm | 1-30m | 1,151 | Least concern |
| Vagabond ButterflyfishChaetodon vagabundus | Easy to spot | – | – | 1,134 | Least concern |
 Oval ButterflyfishChaetodon lunulatus | – | 18cm | 0-60m | 1,097 | Least concern |
| Spotband ButterflyfishChaetodon punctatofasciatus | – | 8cm | 0-45m | 1,074 | Least concern |
| ForcepsfishForcipiger flavissimus | Easy to spot | – | – | 1,002 | Least concern |
| Philippine ButterflyfishChaetodon adiergastos | – | 14cm | 1-30m | 949 | Least concern |
| Blackwedged ButterflyfishChaetodon falcula | – | 14cm | 1-15m | 921 | Least concern |
| Melon ButterflyfishChaetodon trifasciatus | Easy to spot | – | – | 920 | Least concern |
 Yellowfin MojarraGerres cinereus | – | 28cm | 1-15m | 871 | Least concern |
| Pearlscale ButterflyfishChaetodon xanthurus | – | 9cm | 6-50m | 801 | Least concern |
| Spot-tail ButterflyfishChaetodon ocellicaudus | – | 10cm | 3-50m | 799 | Least concern |
| Merten's ButterflyfishChaetodon mertensii | – | 8cm | 0-120m | 788 | Least concern |
| Eightband ButterflyfishChaetodon octofasciatus | Usually seen | – | – | 747 | Least concern |
| Eastern Triangular ButterflyfishChaetodon baronessa | Easy to spot | – | – | 733 | Least concern |
| Blacktail ButterflyfishChaetodon austriacus | – | 9cm | 1-15m | 708 | Least concern |
 Pearly Monocle BreamScolopsis margaritifera | – | 19cm | 2-25m | 697 | Least concern |
 Latticed Monocle BreamScolopsis lineata | – | 17cm | 1-20m | 675 | Least concern |
| Horned BullfishHeniochus varius | Usually seen | – | – | 659 | Least concern |
| Saddled ButterflyfishChaetodon ephippium | Easy to spot | – | – | 651 | Least concern |
| Ornate ButterflyfishChaetodon ornatissimus | Easy to spot | – | – | 642 | Least concern |
| Brown ButterflyfishChaetodon collare | Easy to spot | – | – | 628 | Least concern |
| Triangle ButterflyfishChaetodon triangulum | – | 11cm | Up to 25m | 619 | Least concern |
| Blackback ButterflyfishChaetodon melannotus | Easy to spot | – | – | 613 | Least concern |
| Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermedius | Easy to spot | – | – | 608 | Least concern |
| Latticed ButterflyfishChaetodon rafflesii | Easy to spot | – | – | 581 | Least concern |
| Andaman ButterflyfishChaetodon andamanensis | – | 10cm | 10-40m | 579 | Least concern |
| Seychelles ButterflyfishChaetodon madagaskariensis | – | 9cm | 10-120m | 575 | Least concern |
| Diagonal ButterflyfishChaetodon fasciatus | Easy to spot | – | – | 560 | Least concern |
| Yellow Teardrop ButterflyfishChaetodon interruptus | – | 14cm | 10-40m | 537 | Least concern |
| Copperband ButterflyfishChelmon rostratus | Usually seen | – | – | 531 | Least concern |
| Crown ButterflyfishChaetodon paucifasciatus | Easy to spot | – | – | 522 | Least concern |
| Teardrop ButterflyfishChaetodon unimaculatus | Easy to spot | – | – | 512 | Least concern |
| Scrawled ButterflyfishChaetodon meyeri | Easy to spot | – | – | 493 | Least concern |
| Bluecheek ButterflyfishChaetodon semilarvatus | Easy to spot | – | – | 481 | Least concern |
| Dot And Dash ButterflyfishChaetodon pelewensis | Easy to spot | – | – | 468 | Least concern |
| Pyramid ButterflyfishHemitaurichthys polylepis | Easy to spot | – | – | 459 | Least concern |
| Brown-and-white ButterflyfishHemitaurichthys zoster | Easy to spot | – | – | 458 | Least concern |
| Yellowhead ButterflyfishChaetodon xanthocephalus | Easy to spot | – | – | 456 | Least concern |
| Lined ButterflyfishChaetodon lineolatus | Easy to spot | – | – | 436 | Least concern |
 Arabian Monocle BreamScolopsis ghanam | – | 21cm | 1-20m | 427 | Least concern |
| Zanzibar ButterflyfishChaetodon zanzibarensis | Easy to spot | – | – | 401 | Least concern |
| Threebanded ButterflyfishChaetodon humeralis | Easy to spot | – | – | 396 | Least concern |
 Silver MoonyMonodactylus argenteus | – | 18cm | 0-12m | 375 | Least concern |
| Goldengirdled CoralfishCoradion chrysozonus | Easy to spot | – | – | 357 | Least concern |
| Masked BannerfishHeniochus monoceros | Easy to spot | – | – | 325 | Least concern |
| Hongkong ButterflyfishChaetodon wiebeli | – | 13cm | 4-25m | 294 | Least concern |
| Fourspot ButterflyfishChaetodon quadrimaculatus | Easy to spot | – | – | 287 | Least concern |
 Ciliate SpinecheekScolopsis ciliata | – | 17cm | 2-25m | 275 | Least concern |
| Blueblotched ButterflyfishChaetodon plebeius | Easy to spot | – | – | 272 | Least concern |
| Reticulated ButterflyfishChaetodon reticulatus | Easy to spot | – | – | 259 | Least concern |
| African ButterflyfishChaetodon dolosus | – | 10cm | 40-200m | 259 | Least concern |
 Indian BannerfishHeniochus pleurotaenia | – | 12cm | – | 247 | Least concern |
 Three-striped WhiptailPentapodus trivittatus | – | 19cm | 2-30m | 239 | Least concern |
| Longsnout ButterflyfishPrognathodes aculeatus | Usually seen | – | – | 238 | Least concern |
 Singular BannerfishHeniochus singularius | – | 21cm | 2-250m | 227 | Least concern |
| Golden ButterflyfishChaetodon auripes | Easy to spot | – | – | 200 | Least concern |
| Bluelashed ButterflyfishChaetodon bennetti | Easy to spot | – | – | 192 | Least concern |
| BrownburnieChaetodon blackburnii | – | 9cm | Up to 30m | 188 | Least concern |
 Monocle BreamScolopsis monogramma | – | 27cm | – | 176 | Least concern |
| Hooded ButterflyfishChaetodon larvatus | Easy to spot | – | – | 164 | Least concern |
| Dusky ButterflyfishChaetodon flavirostris | Easy to spot | – | – | 153 | Least concern |
| Chevron ButterflyfishChaetodon trifascialis | Easy to spot | – | – | 140 | Near Threatened |
| Ghana ButterflyfishChaetodon robustus | – | 9cm | 30-70m | 138 | Least concern |
| Rainford's ButterflyfishChaetodon rainfordi | Easy to spot | – | – | 134 | Near Threatened |
 Bridled Monocle BreamScolopsis affinis | – | 16cm | 3-60m | 111 | Least concern |
 Golden-striped ButterflyfishChaetodon aureofasciatus | – | 11cm | 5-15m | 104 | Least concern |
| Milletseed ButterflyfishChaetodon miliaris | – | 9cm | 0-250m | 102 | Least concern |
| Multiband ButterflyfishChaetodon multicinctus | – | 8cm | 5-114m | 99 | Least concern |
 Common SilverbiddyGerres subfasciatus | – | 14cm | 3-40m | 92 | Least concern |
 Günther's ButterflyfishChaetodon guentheri | – | 12cm | 5-40m | 90 | Least concern |
 Reef ButterflyfishChaetodon sedentarius | – | 10cm | – | 88 | Least concern |
 Arabian ButterflyfishChaetodon melapterus | – | 9cm | – | 85 | Least concern |
 Bluestripe Coral BreamScolopsis xenochrous | – | 15cm | 5-50m | 83 | Least concern |
| Asian ButterflyfishChaetodon argentatus | Easy to spot | – | – | 79 | Least concern |
 Longtail SilverbiddyGerres longirostris | – | 31cm | – | 74 | Least concern |
 Decorated ButterflyfishChaetodon semeion | – | 18cm | – | 73 | Least concern |
 Whitecheek Monocle BreamScolopsis vosmeri | – | 12cm | – | 72 | Least concern |
| Highfin CoralfishCoradion altivelis | Usually seen | – | – | 71 | Least concern |
 TalmaChelmonops curiosus | – | 18cm | 51-57m | 69 | Least concern |
| Truncate CoralfishChelmonops truncatus | Usually seen | – | – | 67 | Least concern |
 Black-spotted ButterflyfishChaetodon nigropunctatus | – | 10cm | – | 64 | Least concern |
| Two Spot CoralfishCoradion melanopus | Easy to spot | – | – | 57 | Least concern |
 Ocean WhitefishCaulolatilus princeps | – | 71cm | – | 57 | Least concern |
 Bluestripe ButterflyfishChaetodon fremblii | – | 9cm | – | 41 | Least concern |
 Common ScatScatophagus argus | – | 31cm | – | 38 | Least concern |
 Yellowfin MojarraGerres simillimus | – | 29cm | – | 35 | Least concern |
 Threeline Monocle BreamScolopsis trilineata | – | 18cm | – | 28 | Least concern |
 Ocellated ButterflyfishParachaetodon ocellatus | – | 13cm | – | 28 | Least concern |
| Pig-face ButterflyfishChaetodon oxycephalus | Easy to spot | – | – | 28 | Least concern |
 Striped WhiptailPentapodus vitta | – | 18cm | – | 27 | Least concern |
 Doublesash ButterflyfishChaetodon marleyi | – | 14cm | – | 24 | Least concern |
 Lowfin SilverbellyParequula melbournensis | – | 15cm | – | 17 | Least concern |
 Common Silver-biddyGerres oyena | – | 21cm | – | 15 | Least concern |
 Double WhiptailPentapodus emeryii | – | 24cm | – | 12 | Least concern |
 Lord Howe ButterflyfishAmphichaetodon howensis | – | 13cm | – | 12 | Least concern |
 Whitecheek Monocle BreamScolopsis japonica | – | 11cm | – | 10 | Least concern |
 Blue-banded WhiptailPentapodus paradiseus | – | 21cm | – | 4 | Least concern |
 Yellowdotted ButterflyfishChaetodon selene | – | 11cm | – | 4 | Least concern |