Amphichaetodon

Amphichaetodon
Lord Howe Island butterflyfish (A. howensis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Chaetodontidae
Genus:	Amphichaetodon W. E. Burgess, 1978
Type species
Amphichaetodon melbae W. E. Burgess & D. K. Caldwell, 1978
Species
2

Amphichaetodon is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the family Chaetodontidae, the butterflyfishes. They are native to the southern Pacific Ocean.

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:¹

• Amphichaetodon howensis (Waite, 1903) – Lord Howe Island butterflyfish
• Amphichaetodon melbae W. E. Burgess & D. K. Caldwell, 1978 – narrow-barred butterflyfish