ADW: Chaetodon: CLASSIFICATION

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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Actinopterygii
        
        Order Perciformes
        
        Family Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
        
        Genus Chaetodon
        
        Species Chaetodon adiergastos (Bantayan butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon andamanensis (Yellow butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon argentatus (Asian butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon assarius (Assarius butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon aureofasciatus (Gold-banded butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon auriga (Cross-stripe butterfly)
        
        Species Chaetodon auripes (Golden butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon austriacus (Blacktail butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon baronessa (Baroness butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon bennetti (Archer butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon blackburnii (Blackburn's butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon burgessi (Black-barred butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon capistratus (Butterbun)
        
        Species Chaetodon citrinellus (Citron butterfly)
        
        Species Chaetodon collare (Brown butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon daedalma (Wrought iron butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon declivis (Marquesan butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon decussatus (Black-finned vagabond)
        
        Species Chaetodon dialeucos (Oman butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon dolosus (African butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon ephippium (Black-blotched butterfly-fish)
        
        Species Chaetodon falcula (Blackwedged butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon fasciatus (Diagonal butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon flavirostris (Black butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon flavocoronatus (Yellow-crowned Butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon fremblii (Blue-lined butterfly)
        
        Species Chaetodon gardineri (Gardiner's butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon guentheri (Crochet butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon guttatissimus (Gorgeous gussy)
        
        Species Chaetodon hemichrysus (Half-yellow butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon hoefleri (Four-banded butterfly fish)
        
        Species Chaetodon humeralis (Three-banded butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon interruptus (Yellow teardrop butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon kleinii (Blacklip butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon larvatus (Blue chevron butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon leucopleura (Somali butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon lineolatus (Line butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon litus (Easter Island Butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon lunula (Halfmoon butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon lunulatus (Lineated butterfly-fish)
        
        Species Chaetodon madagaskariensis (Indian Ocean chevron butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon marleyi (Doubledash butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon melannotus (Black-back butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon melapterus (Arabian butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon mertensii (Atoll butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon mesoleucos (White fronted butter flyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon meyeri (Maypole butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon miliaris (Lemon butterfly)
        
        Species Chaetodon mitratus (Indian butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon multicinctus (Multiband butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon nigropunctatus (Black-spotted butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon nippon (Japanese butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon ocellatus (Butterbun)
        
        Species Chaetodon ocellicaudus (Spot-tail butterfly fish)
        
        Species Chaetodon octofasciatus (Eight banded butterfly fish)
        
        Species Chaetodon ornatissimus (Clown butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon oxycephalus (Pig-face butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon paucifasciatus (Crown butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon pelewensis (Dot and dash butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon plebeius (Blue-blotched butterfly-fish)
        
        Species Chaetodon punctatofasciatus (Dot and dash butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon quadrimaculatus (Four-spot butterfly)
        
        Species Chaetodon rafflesii (Lattice butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon rainfordi (Northern butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon reticulatus (Black butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon robustus (Three-banded butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon sanctaehelenae (Cunningfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon sedentarius (Butterbun)
        
        Species Chaetodon selene (Moon coralfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon semeion (Decorated butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon semilarvatus (Addis butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon smithi (Smith's butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon speculum (Mirror butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon striatus (Banded butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon tinkeri (Hawaiian butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon triangulum (Herringbone butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon trichrous (Tahiti butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon tricinctus (Three-band coralfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon trifascialis (Acropora butterfly)
        
        Species Chaetodon trifasciatus (Lineated butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon ulietensis (Doublesaddle butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon unimaculatus (Limespot butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon vagabundus (Butterfly fish)
        
        Species Chaetodon wiebeli (Butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon xanthocephalus (Goldheaded butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon xanthurus (Cross-hatch butterflyfish)
        
        Species Chaetodon zanzibarensis (Zanzibar butterflyfish)

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To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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