Species sheet
1 / 9
Gorgeous gussy
Chaetodon guttatissimus Bennett, 1833
AnimalsButterfly fish
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotte
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Peppered butterflyfishBritish English
- Spotted butterflyfishBritish English
- Spotted coralfish British English
- Tüpfel-FalterfischGerman (Germany)
- Poisson-papillon mouchetéFrench (France)
- Chétodon mouchetéFrench (France)
- Pesce farfalla ghiaiosoItalian (Italy)
- Gestippelde koraalvlinderDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
- Chaetodon bimaculatus
- Choetodon maculatus
- Tetragonoptrus bimaculatus
Links to our partners' sheets
Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, BOURJON Philippe, SITTLER Alain-Pierre in : DORIS, 23/12/2015 : Chaetodon guttatissimus Bennett, 1833, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1065
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Chaetodon guttatissimus Bennett, 1833, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1850
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
Contact the species-sheet team
Spotted an error, have a detail to add or a photo to suggest for this sheet? Write to us — the team will reply by email.