Scientific Name	Chaetodon reticulatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Cuvier, 1831	Depth	1 - 20M
Chinese	網紋蝴蝶魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蝴蝶魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F393　Chaetodontidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	網紋蝴蝶魚
Max Length	16 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	網紋蝶
Distribution in World	Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North、PonFu、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Tahiti and Ulea, Caroline Is.
Synonyms	Chaetodon recticulatus, Chaetodon superbus, Chaetodon superbus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1831 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0069918. ASIZP0804087. ASIZP0914087. NTUM00096Holotype. NTUM00657. NTUM01419. NTUM08083.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Reticulated butterflyfish; Reticulated butterfly; Reticulate butterflyfish; Black butterflyfish; Mailed coralfish; Mailed 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 XII to XIII spines, no notch between spinous and soft dorsal fin; and 23 to 29 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 18 to 22 soft rays; pectoral fins transparent with 15 to 17 soft rays; pelvic fins with I stout spine and 5 branched rays; caudal fin rounded. Generally black with a broad white vertical band extending from the pelvic to the origin of the dorsal spines; several horizontal rows of white spots on the sides; a pale-edged black bar through eye and a broad band of white just behind it. Juveniles similar to adults but white area proportionally large.
habitats	Relatively common on exposed seaward reefs at depths of 5 to 20 m; occasionally on shallow lagoon reefs in areas of rich coral growth and clear water. Juveniles in protected coral areas. In pairs in Indonesia but schools in some Pacific locations. Often i
Distribution	Distributed throughout the tropical western and Central Pacific Ocean from Ryukyu Islands to the Great Barrier Reef and the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Ducie islands. It is found in northern Taiwanese waters, Lanyu and Penghu Is..
Utility	Marine aquarium fish.