Banded Butterflyfish
Chaetodon striatus
Distribution: Atlantic
Length: 6 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community, but take care with other butterflyfish.

Bannerfish (Heniochus)
Heniochus acuminatus
Distribution: Pacific
Length: 8 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Black-Finned Butterflyfish
Chaetodon decussatus
Distribution: Pacific and Indian Ocean
Length: 5 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Blue Spot Butterflyfish
Chaetodon plebeius
Distribution: Pacific
Length: 10 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Blue-Striped (Fremblii) Butterflyfish
Chaetodon fremblii
Distribution: Pacific
Length: 5 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Chevron Butterflyfish
Chaetodon xanthurus
Distribution: Pacific
Length: 5 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Copper-Banded Butterflyfish
Chelmon rostratus
Distribution: Pacific
Length: 6-7 inches
Food: Carnivorous, primarily on coral heads
Compatibility: Community

Double-Saddleback (Falcula) Butterflyfish
Chaetodon falcula
Distribution: Indian Ocean
Length: 9 inches
Food: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Half-Yellow Butterflyfish
Chaetodon hemichrysus
Distribution: Pacific
Length: 5 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Lined Butterflyfish
Chaetodon lineolatus
Distribution: Pacific and Indian Ocean
Length: 8 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Longnosed Butterflyfish
Forcipiger longirostris
Distribution: Pacific and Indian Ocean, Red Sea
Length: 8 inches
Diet: Omnivorous, loves to pick at coral heads
Compatibility: Community

Masked Butterflyfish
Chaetodon larvatus
Distribution: Indian Ocean
Length: 5 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Melon Butterflyfish
Chaetodon melapterus
Distribution: Indian Ocean
Length: 5 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Ornate Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ornatissimus
Distribution: Pacific and Indian Ocean
Length: 6 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Pakistani Butterflyfish
Chaetodon collare
Distribution: Indian Ocean
Length: 6 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Pearlscale Butterflyfish
Chaetodon xanthurus
Distribution: Red Sea
Length: 6 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Pebbled Butterflyfish
Chaetodon guttatissimus
Distribution: Pacific and Indian Ocean
Length: 5 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Raccoon Butterflyfish
Chaetodon lunula
Distribution: Pacific
Length: 9 inches
Diet: Carnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Red-Head Butterflyfish
Chaetodon larvatus
From: Indian Ocean
Length: 5 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Saddle-Back Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ephippium
Distribution: Pacific
Length: 5 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Spotfin Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ocellatus
Distribution: Caribbean
Length: 5 inches
Diet: Omnivorous, a good choice if you want to rid your tank of Aptasia
Compatibility: Community

Tail-Spot Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ocellicaudus
Distribution: Pacific
Length: 5 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Teardrop Butterflyfish
Chaetodon unimaculatus
Distribution: Pacific
Length: 6-7 inches
Diet: Carnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Threadfin (Auriga) Butterflyfish
Chaetodon auriga
Distribution: Pacific
Length: 8 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Yellow-Head Butterflyfish
Chaetodon xanthocephalus
Distribution: Indian Ocean
Length: 5 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community