Chaetodontidae

Oriental butterflyfish

Chaetodon auripes

Chaetodontid Fish of Coastal Waters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• South Asia
• Deep-bodied
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Chaetodon auripes, the oriental butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the butterflyfish family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean, off the coasts of East Asia.