Sealife guideThe milletseed butterflyfishChaetodon miliaris
Last updated on 10/24/2025 at 06:45 PM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Milletseed butterflyfish, millet butterflyfish
- French name: Poisson papillon grains de millet
- Scientific name: Chaetodon miliaris (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
- Family name: Chaetodontidae
- Order name: Acanthuriformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Geographic range
The milletseed butterflyfish is native to the
Hawaiian islands and Johnston atoll.
Chevroned butterflyfish
(Chaetodon trifascialis)
Foureye butterflyfish
(Chaetodon capistratus)
Masked butterflyfish
(Chaetodon semilarvatus)
Melon butterflyfish
(Chaetodon trifasciatus)
Ornate butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ornatissimus)
Panda butterflyfish
(Chaetodon adiergastos)
Redtail butterflyfish
(Chaetodon collare)
Scrawled butterflyfish
(Chaetodon meyeri)
Within the same family
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(Chelmon rostratus)
Horned bannerfish
(Heniochus varius)
Longnose butterflyfish
(Forcipiger flavissimus)
Orange banded butterflyfish
(Coradion chrysozonus)
Pyramid butterflyfish
(Hemitaurichthys polylepis)
Singular bannerfish
(Heniochus singularius)
Two eyed butterflyfish
(Coradion melanopus)
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Black triggerfish
(Melichthys niger)
Blackspot razorfish
(Iniistius dea)
Bluelined wrasse
(Stethojulis albovittata)
Common bigeye
(Priacanthus hamrur)
Dogtooth tuna
(Gymnosarda unicolor)
Longnosed stargazer
(Ichthyscopus lebeck)
Redcoat
(Sargocentron rubrum)
Yellowline goby
(Elacatinus horsti)
The marine species from Hawaii
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(Melichthys niger)
Chinese trumpetfish
(Aulostomus chinensis)
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(Chelonia mydas)
Moorish idol
(Zanclus cornutus)
Slate pencil urchin
(Heterocentrotus mamillatus)
Wedgetail triggerfish
(Rhinecanthus rectangulus)
Whitespotted filefish
(Cantherhines dumerilii)
Yellow boxfish
(Ostracion cubicus)
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