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title: "Vagabund-Falterfisch"
description: "Chaetodon vagabundus — Fische. The vagabond butterflyfish (Chaetodon vagabundus), also known as the crisscross butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/vagabond-butterflyfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Vagabund-Falterfisch

> Chaetodon vagabundus — Fische. The vagabond butterflyfish (Chaetodon vagabundus), also known as the crisscross butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Chaetodon vagabundus*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 3719
- Wikidata: [Q389163](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q389163)
- iNaturalist taxon: [48747](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48747)

## Names

- en: Vagabond Butterflyfish
- de: Vagabund-Falterfisch
- es: Pez Mariposa Vagabunda
- fr: Poisson-papillon vagabond

## Countries with the most observations

ID (621), AU (548), FJ (281), PF (271), NC (229), PH (146), JP (144), TW (135), RE (111), TH (70), ZA (62), MU (59)

## Summary

The vagabond butterflyfish (Chaetodon vagabundus), also known as the crisscross butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123662657

## Machine access

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