The butterflyfishes are a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfishes and coralfishes are also included in this group. The approximately 120 species in 10 genera are found mostly on the reefs of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. A number of species pairs occur in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, members of the huge genus Chaetodon.
- Original Name: "Chaetodon melanotus var."
- Country: Poland
- Year: 1967-04-01
- Series: Tropical fishes
- Face value: 5 gr
- Number of catalogue Michel: PL 1748