Goldstripe Butterflyfish

Chaetodon aureofasciatus has a whitish body which is cross-hatched with darker lines, creating a purple hue. The caudal, anal, dorsal and pelvic fins are yellow. There is an orange vertical band, edges with black, running through the eyeblack edged orange band through the eyes and just behind the head there is another, thin vertical orange band of the head. The dorsal fin contains 11 spines and 20–22 soft rays, while the anal fin has 3 spines and 17–18 soft rays. This species attains a maximum total length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in).

Chaetodon aureofasciatusis is found in the south western Pacific Ocean. Its range encompasses northern Australia where it is found from Coral Bay in Western Australia to Moreton Bay in Queensland. It is also found in southern Papua New Guinea.