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title: "Borboleta-bicuda"
description: "Chelmon rostratus — Peixes. The copperband butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus), also known as the beaked coral fish, is found in reefs in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/copperband-butterflyfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Borboleta-bicuda

> Chelmon rostratus — Peixes. The copperband butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus), also known as the beaked coral fish, is found in reefs in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

- Scientific name: *Chelmon rostratus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1812
- Wikidata: [Q73897](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73897)
- iNaturalist taxon: [97340](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/97340)

## Names

- en: Copperband Butterflyfish
- de: Kupferstreifen-Pinzettfisch
- es: Pez mariposa con bandas de cobre
- fr: Chelmon à bandes cuivrées
- nl: Pincetvis
- pt: Borboleta-bicuda
- pl: Pensetnik dwuoki

## Countries with the most observations

AU (492), TH (241), MY (177), SG (130), PH (126), ID (97), VN (14), KH (13), PG (10), SB (3)

## Summary

The copperband butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus), also known as the beaked coral fish, is found in reefs in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans. This butterflyfish is one of the three species that make up the genus Chelmon and all have long beaks.

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

## Photo

![Borboleta-bicuda](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/copperband-butterflyfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stuart · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/378194982

## Machine access

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