Chaetodon
| Chaetodon Temporal range: Early Oligocene – Recent
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| Foureye butterflyfish (Chaetodon capistratus) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus, 1758
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Chaetodon is a tropical fish genus in the family Chaetodontidae. Like their relatives, they are known as "butterflyfish". This genus is by far the largest among the Chaetodontidae, with about 90 living species included here, though most might warrant recognition as distinct genera.