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Melon butterflyfish

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Melon butterflyfish

Summary

Melon butterflyfish is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Melon butterflyfish's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Melon butterflyfish is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Melon butterflyfish's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Melon butterflyfish belongs to the parent taxon Chaetodon[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Melon butterflyfish is Chaetodon trifasciatus[7].
  • Melon butterflyfish's Commons category is recorded as Chaetodon trifasciatus[8].
  • Melon butterflyfish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chaetodon trifasciatus[9].
  • Melon butterflyfish's Commons gallery is recorded as Chaetodon trifasciatus[10].
  • Melon butterflyfish's has characteristic is recorded as omnivore[11].
  • Melon butterflyfish's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. trifasciatus'}[12].
  • Melon butterflyfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chétodon à nageoire rouge orange'}[13].
  • Melon butterflyfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chétodon à trois-bandes'}[14].
  • Melon butterflyfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Papillon'}[15].
  • Melon butterflyfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lineated Butterflyfish'}[16].
  • Melon butterflyfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Melon Butterflyfish'}[17].
  • Melon butterflyfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pinstriped Butterflyfish'}[18].
  • Melon butterflyfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Purple Butterflyfish'}[19].
  • Melon butterflyfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rainbow Butterflyfish'}[20].
  • Melon butterflyfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Redfin Butterflyfish'}[21].
  • Melon butterflyfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Redfin Butterfly Fish'}[22].
  • Melon butterflyfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Three-banded Butterfly'}[23].
  • Melon butterflyfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Three banded coralfish'}[24].
  • Melon butterflyfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Three-banded Coralfish'}[25].
  • Melon butterflyfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '三带蝴蝶鱼'}[26].
  • Melon butterflyfish's taxon range is recorded as South China Sea[27].

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Classification

Melon butterflyfish's scientific name is Chaetodon trifasciatus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Chaetodon[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chétodon à nageoire rouge orange'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chétodon à trois-bandes'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Papillon'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lineated Butterflyfish'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Melon Butterflyfish'}[17], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pinstriped Butterflyfish'}[18].

Identifiers

Melon butterflyfish's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 48744[28]. Melon butterflyfish's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 109707[29]. Melon butterflyfish's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1012793[30]. Melon butterflyfish's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2385478[31]. Melon butterflyfish's ITIS TSN is recorded as 169577[32].

Why It Matters

Melon butterflyfish ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Species composition and succession of coral reef fishes on Qilianyu Island, Xisha Islands. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Species composition and succession of coral reef fishes on Qilianyu Island, Xisha Islands. wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . Species composition and succession of coral reef fishes on Qilianyu Island, Xisha Islands. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Poco a poco · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    Image → Bep chaetodon trifasciatus PLW edit.jpg
    Has characteristic → omnivore
    Parent taxon → Chaetodon
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Pez mariposa (Chaetodon trifasciatus), Mahé, Seychelles, 2025-09-08, DD 32.jpg"
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