Species sheet
Black and yellow butterflyfish
Chaetodon mitratus Günther, 1860
AnimalsButterfly fish
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotte
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Indian butterflyfishBritish English
- Mitratus butterflyfish British English
- Indischer FalterfischGerman (Germany)
- Poisson-papillon à mitreFrench (France)
- Poisson-papillon enturbannéFrench (France)
- Poisson-papillon indienFrench (France)
- Pesce farfalla indianoItalian (Italy)
Other invalid scientific names
- Tetragonoptrus mitratus
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, LANZA Béatrice in : DORIS, 29/03/2014 : Chaetodon mitratus Günther, 1860, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1056
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Chaetodon mitratus Günther, 1860, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1860
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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