Saddle Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ephippium
The Saddle Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium) is a tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 0 and 40 m deep. It grows to 30 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 30 cmtotal length
- Depth
- 0–40 m
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Depth
surface
0 m40 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyChaetodontidae
- GenusChaetodon
- SpeciesChaetodon ephippium
Quick answers
- Saddle Butterflyfish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 30 cm (total length).
- Saddle Butterflyfish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Threadfin butterflyfishChaetodon auriga
Raccoon butterflyfishChaetodon lunula
Pearlscale butterflyfishChaetodon xanthurus
Lined ButterflyfishChaetodon lineolatus
Redfin ButterflyfishChaetodon lunulatus
Dotted ButterflyfishChaetodon semeion
Blackback ButterflyfishChaetodon melannotus
Spotnape ButterflyfishChaetodon oxycephalus
Vagabond ButterflyfishChaetodon vagabundus
Panda ButterflyfishChaetodon adiergastos
Eclipse ButterflyfishChaetodon bennetti
Dusky ButterflyfishChaetodon flavirostris
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.