Scientific Name	Chaetodon citrinellus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Cuvier, 1831	Depth	1 - 36M
Chinese	胡麻斑蝴蝶魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蝴蝶魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F393　Chaetodontidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	密點蝴蝶魚
Max Length	13 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	胡麻蝶、蝶仔(臺東)、紅司公(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Guam, Mariana Is., w. Pacific
Synonyms	Chaetodon citrinellus semipunctatus, Chaetodon nigripes
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1831 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054081. ASIZP0057023. ASIZP0057394. ASIZP0057772. ASIZP0059574. ASIZP0060025. ASIZP0060385. ASIZP0070738. ASIZP0071224. ASIZP0916790. ASIZP0916791. FRIP00208. NMMBP00935. NMMBP05147. NMMBP05520. NMMBP05700. NMMBP06074. NMMBP06611. NMMBP06611B. NMMBP08722. NMMSTP00052. NMNSF00660. NTMP0505. NTOUP200801-064. NTUM00154. NTUM00155. NTUM00156. NTUM00191. NTUM00192. NTUM00193. NTUM00194. NTUM00195. NTUM00197. NTUM00198. NTUM00199. NTUM00730. NTUM01379. ...List all 40 records...
Common Name	Speckled butterflyfish; Citron butterfly; Citron butterflyfish; Citron coralfish; Lemon butterflyfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body oval, deep, strongly compressed. Head length about equal to head height; preopercle smooth, without prominent spines. Snout short. Small protractile mouth with brush-like teeth in the jaws. Dorsal fin with XIV spines, no notch between spinous and soft dorsal fin; and 20 to 22 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 16 or 17 soft rays; pectoral fins transparent with 13 to 14 soft rays; pelvic fins with I stout spine and 5 branched rays; caudal fin rounded. Pale yellow with numerous small dark spots. Black bar over head and black margin on anal fin.
habitats	Common in shallow exposed reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs; in relatively open areas with scattered corals and occasionally at depth of 36 m. Usually in pairs. Juveniles often in small aggregations and commonly mix with other similar sized juveniles
Distribution	Widely distributed in Indo-West Pacific from East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to New South Wales (Australia) and Lord Howe Island. It is common in waters around Taiwan.
Utility	Marine aquarium fish.