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title: "Teardrop Butterflyfish"
description: "Chaetodon unimaculatus — Vissen. The teardrop butterflyfish (Chaetodon unimaculatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the (family Chaetodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/teardrop-butterflyfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Teardrop Butterflyfish

> Chaetodon unimaculatus — Vissen. The teardrop butterflyfish (Chaetodon unimaculatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the (family Chaetodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Chaetodon unimaculatus*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 1982
- Wikidata: [Q2135616](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2135616)
- iNaturalist taxon: [97209](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/97209)

## Names

- en: Teardrop Butterflyfish
- de: Tränentropfen-Falterfisch
- es: Pez mariposa lágrima
- fr: Poisson-papillon à larme du Pacifique

## Countries with the most observations

US (559), ID (235), PF (162), AU (160), FJ (143), NC (64), PH (43), VU (43), TW (39), CX (30), CK (24), UM (24)

## Summary

The teardrop butterflyfish (Chaetodon unimaculatus) 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/Teardrop_butterflyfish

## Photo

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

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7529310

## Machine access

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