---
title: "Lattice Butterflyfish"
description: "Chaetodon rafflesii — Pesci. The latticed butterflyfish (Chaetodon rafflesii), also known as Raffles' coralfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/lattice-butterflyfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lattice Butterflyfish

> Chaetodon rafflesii — Pesci. The latticed butterflyfish (Chaetodon rafflesii), also known as Raffles' coralfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Chaetodon rafflesii*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1602
- Wikidata: [Q2537670](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2537670)
- iNaturalist taxon: [97193](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/97193)

## Names

- en: Lattice Butterflyfish
- de: Großschupppen-Falterfisch
- es: Pez Mariposa de Raffles
- fr: Poisson-papillon quadrillé

## Countries with the most observations

ID (473), FJ (229), PH (127), AU (115), NC (104), TH (43), PW (38), VU (38), SB (36), JP (27), PG (24), MM (22)

## Summary

The latticed butterflyfish (Chaetodon rafflesii), also known as Raffles' coralfish, 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/Latticed_butterflyfish

## Photo

![Lattice Butterflyfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lattice-butterflyfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141064139

## Machine access

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