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title: "Blaupunkt-Falterfisch"
description: "Chaetodon plebeius — Fische. The blueblotch butterflyfish (Chaetodon plebeius) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/bluespot-butterflyfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blaupunkt-Falterfisch

> Chaetodon plebeius — Fische. The blueblotch butterflyfish (Chaetodon plebeius) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Chaetodon plebeius*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 1476
- Wikidata: [Q2282187](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2282187)
- iNaturalist taxon: [97190](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/97190)

## Names

- en: Bluespot Butterflyfish
- de: Blaupunkt-Falterfisch
- es: Pez Mariposa Plebeya
- fr: Poisson-papillon à tache bleue

## Countries with the most observations

AU (520), NC (273), FJ (159), NF (109), JP (51), TW (13), TO (10), PG (9), HK (4)

## Summary

The blueblotch butterflyfish (Chaetodon plebeius) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It has various names such as bluespot butterflyfish, bluedash butterflyfish or grey-blotched butterflyfish.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueblotch_butterflyfish

## Photo

![Blaupunkt-Falterfisch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bluespot-butterflyfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Richard Fuller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48859830

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bluespot-butterflyfish?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).