Black and White Butterflyfish
Chaetodon burgessi
- Usual depth43–97 m
- Water temperature29–29 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
Burgess' butterflyfish, also known as the black & white butterflyfish or black-barred butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It occurs in the western Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Burgess' butterflyfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 43–97 m · Deepest record: 96.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Black and White Butterflyfish, Black-barred Butterflyfish, Burgess' Butterflyfish
Names in 3 more languages
- German
- Burgess Falterfisch
- Spanish
- Pez Mariposa de Burgess
- Simplified Chinese
- 柏氏蝴蝶魚, 柏氏蝶, 波斯灣蝴蝶魚
Similar species
Threadfin butterflyfishChaetodon auriga
Citron ButterflyChaetodon citrinellus
Blackblotch ButterflyfishChaetodon ephippium
Sunburst butterflyfishChaetodon kleinii
Raccoon butterflyfishChaetodon lunula
Oval ButterflyfishChaetodon lunulatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 19 open-data records from 1972 to 2007.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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