Philippine butterflyfish

It grows to a maximum length of 20 cm .

Picture of the Philippine butterflyfish has been licensed under a GFDL
Original source: Own work Author Bernard E. Picton BernardP
Author: Bernard E. Picton BernardP
Permission: GNU Free Documentation License

The Philippine butterflyfish lives in the reef-associated, non-migratory, marine, depth range 3 - 25 m environment.

The Philippine Butterflyfish, Chaetodon adiergastos, is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It is found in the western Pacific, from the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan to Java and northwestern Australia. More

Philippine Butterflyfish (Chaetodon adiergastos) (1566-0150038 / K06-223091 More

The Philippine Butterflyfish is found in coral reefs at depths of 3-25 m and occurs in pairs or groups, usually near soft coral. Juveniles are solitary and found on shallow protected reefs or in estuaries. mailto: info@indonesiatraveling. More

Philippine Butterflyfish (Chaetodon adiergastos) (Stock Image 1566-440234 More

Common names

Alibangbang in Tagalog
Bantayan butterflyfish in English
Baro-baro in Visayan
Boray-boray in Visayan
Cá chim nàng in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Dalang bukid in Tagalog
Eye-patch butterflyfish in English
Kalaykalay in Tagbanwa Calamian
Kulibangbang in Bikol
Kulibangbang in Visayan
Kurakake-chôchô-uo in Japanese (日本語)
Panda butterflyfish in English
Panda-fanefisk in Danish (dansk)
Papillon à œil taché in French (français)
Papillon des Philippines in French (français)
Paru-parang dagat in Tagalog
Paru-paru in Tagalog
Philippine butterflyfish in English
Tamparay in Bikol
Tapay-tapay in Visayan
乌顶蝴蝶鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
烏頂蝴蝶魚 in Mandarin Chinese
項斑蝴蝶魚 in Mandarin Chinese
项斑蝴蝶鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
黑面蝶 in Mandarin Chinese
부전나비고기 in Korean (한국어)

Picture of Chaetodon adiergastos has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial.
Original source: FishBase
Permission: Some rights reserved
Order : Perciformes
Family : Chaetodontidae
Genus : Chaetodon
Species : Chaetodon adiergastos
Authority : Seale, 1910