---
title: "Pazifischer Doppelsattel-Falterfisch"
description: "Chaetodon ulietensis — Fische. Chaetodon ulietensis, the Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish or false falcula butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/pacific-double-saddle-butterflyfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pazifischer Doppelsattel-Falterfisch

> Chaetodon ulietensis — Fische. Chaetodon ulietensis, the Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish or false falcula butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae).

- Scientific name: *Chaetodon ulietensis*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 1856
- Wikidata: [Q2697327](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2697327)
- iNaturalist taxon: [97208](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/97208)

## Names

- en: Pacific Double-saddle Butterflyfish
- de: Pazifischer Doppelsattel-Falterfisch
- es: Pez Mariposa Ensillada del Pacífico
- fr: Poisson-papillon à deux selles du Pacifique

## Countries with the most observations

PF (380), NC (250), ID (229), FJ (198), GU (78), AU (68), NF (55), PW (37), VU (26), TO (24), SB (22), MP (21)

## Summary

Chaetodon ulietensis, the Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish or false falcula butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It flourishes in coral-rich environments in the central Indo-Pacific region. Their range extends from the Cocos-Keeling Islands to the Tuamotu Islands, and north to Japan. They are usually found from the surface to 20 m depths, and like shallow channels with high current.

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

## Photo

![Pazifischer Doppelsattel-Falterfisch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pacific-double-saddle-butterflyfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/298094357

## Machine access

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