Saddle Butterflyfish

Chaetodon ephippium

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
Species: Chaetodon ephippium

The saddle butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium) is a large butterflyfish with a black, white-edged saddle on its back and orange-red marks on its throat.

It feeds on coral polyps, algae and small invertebrates, usually in pairs.

In the Philippines it is found on coral-rich reefs and lagoons.