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Chaetodon rostratus
Archer fish Arch"er fish` (Zo["o]l.) A small fish (Toxotes jaculator), of the East Indies; -- so called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also applied to Ch[ae]todon rostratus.
Chaetodont
Chaetodont Ch[ae]"to*dont, n. [Gr. ? hair + ?, ?, tooth.] (Zo["o]l.) A marine fish of the family Ch[ae]todontid[ae]. The ch[ae]todonts have broad, compressed bodies, and usually bright colors.
Chaetodont
Chaetodont Ch[ae]to*dont, a. Of or pertaining to the Ch[ae]todonts or the family Ch[ae]todontid[ae].

Meaning of Chaetodon from wikipedia

- Chaetodon is a tropical fish genus in the family Chaetodontidae. Like their relatives, they are known as "butterflyfish". This genus is by far the largest...
- (Tilodon ****fasciatus). The old wife was originally classified in the genus Chaetodon (with the typical butterflyfishes), but it is now classified as the sole...
- Synonyms Chaetodon faber Broussonet, 1782 Ephippus gigas Cuvier, 1829 Chaetodon gigas (Cuvier, 1831) Chaetodon oviformis Mitchill, 1818 Chaetodon plumieri...
- aquarium fish. Scatophagus argus was first formally described in 1766 as Chaetodon argus by Carl Linnaeus with the type locality given as India. In 1831...
- Chaetodon mesoleucos, the white-faced butterflyfish, is a species off marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish, belonging to the family Chaetodontidae...
- Chaetodon daedalma or the wrought-iron butterflyfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It...
- Chaetodon falcula, the blackwedged butterflyfish or falcula butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish a butterflyfish belonging to the family...
- pairs occur in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, members of the huge genus Chaetodon. Butterflyfish look like smaller versions of angelfish (Pomacanthidae)...
- The red-tailed butterflyfish (Chaetodon collare), also known as the brown butterflyfish, ****stani butterflyfish or redtail butterflyfish , is a species...
- Chaetodon (Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes, & kin) Chaetodon canescens & Chaetodon cornutusMoorish idol Chaetodon argenteusSilver moony Chaetodon a****inatus...