Scientific Name	Chaetodon semeion   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Bleeker, 1855	Depth	1 - 25M
Chinese	點綴蝴蝶魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蝴蝶魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F393　Chaetodontidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	細點蝴蝶魚
Max Length	26 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	細點蝶
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	LanI Is.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Cocos-Keeling Is., Indian Ocean
Synonyms	Chaetodon decoratus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Bleeker, P. 1855 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	NMMBP06607. NMMBP06607B. NTUM00092Holotype. NTUM00737. NTUM00740.
Common Name	Dotted coralfish; Dotted butterflyfish; Decorated butterflyfish; Golden butterflyfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body oval, deep, strongly compressed. Head length roughly equal to head height; preopercle smooth, without prominent spines. Snout short. Small protractile mouth with brush-like teeth in the jaws. Dorsal fin with XIII to XIV spines, no notch between spinous and soft dorsal fin; and 23 to 26 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 19 to 22 soft rays; pectoral fins transparent with 14or 15 soft rays; pelvic fins with I stout spine and 5 branched rays; caudal fin rounded. Golden yellow; base of the posterior portions of the dorsal and anal fins black; a prominent vertical black bar running across the eye; diagonal rows of black dots on the sides. A filament originating from the soft portions of the dorsal fin rays trails posteriorly.
habitats	Uncommon species found in coral rich areas of clear water lagoon and semi-protected seaward reefs at depths of 5 to 25 m. Usually in pairs or small groups, more wary than most species. Oviparous.
Distribution	Distributed from the Maldive Islands eastward throughout the Indo-Malayan region and tropical western and southern Pacific Ocean. Known only found in Lanyu, southeastern Taiwan.
Utility	Marine aquarium fish.