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Goldheaded butterflyfish
Chaetodon xanthocephalus Bennett, 1833
AnimalsButterfly fish
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotte
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Goldring bristletoothBritish English
- Goldring butterflyfishBritish English
- Yellowhead butterflyfishBritish English
- Gelbkopf-falterfischGerman (Germany)
- Pez mariposa de cabeza amarillaEuropean Spanish
- Poisson-papillon à tête jauneFrench (France)
- Chétodon à tête jauneFrench (France)
- Pesce farfalla testa giallaItalian (Italy)
- Geelkop koraalvlinderDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
- Chaetodon auromarginatus
- Chaetodon dayi
- Chaetodon nigripinnatus
- Chaetodon nigripinnis
- Chaetodon xanthoicephalus
- Chelmo pulcher
- Choetodon nigripinnatus
- Tetragonoptrus pulcher
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, BOURJON Philippe, SITTLER Alain-Pierre in : DORIS, 02/02/2020 : Chaetodon xanthocephalus Bennett, 1833, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1039
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Chaetodon xanthocephalus Bennett, 1833, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1866
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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