Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Body very compressed, snout not produced. Dorsal spines 11-16; anal spines 3-4. Lateral line incomplete, ending under soft dorsal fin.
Generally reef-dwellers, living from 1 to 180 m depth. Circumtropical .
Species about 80; in Clofnam area 2.
Recent revisions: Burgess (1978).
Species of this genus in the program:
Chaetodon hoefleri
Chaetodon robustus