Moon Coralfish
Chaetodon selene
- Usual depth12.5 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and July
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The yellow-dotted butterflyfish is a poorly known marine ray-finned fish species, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indi-Western Pacific Region.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Yellow-dotted 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: 6 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 14 records
- May: 18 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 15 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 12 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 12.5 m · Deepest record: 12.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Photos
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Moon Coralfish, Yellow-dotted Butterflyfish, Yellowdotted Butterflyfish
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Goldtupfen-Falterfisch
- Spanish
- Pez Mariposa de Selena
- French
- Poisson-papillon à points dorés
- Japanese
- Tenguchochouo, Tengu-chôchô-uo, テングチョウチョウウオ
- Korean
- 노랑점나비고기
- Simplified Chinese
- 彎月蝴蝶魚, 彎月蝶
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).
- 39 open-data records from 1931 to 2013.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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