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Chaetodontidae 
AphiaID: 125528

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Perciformes
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English butterflyfishes  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Genus Amphichaetodon
Genus Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Chelmon Cloquet, 1817
Genus Chelmonops
Genus Coradion
Genus Forcipiger Jordan & McGregor, 1898
Genus Hemitaurichthys Bleeker, 1876
Genus Heniochus Cuvier, 1816
Genus Johnrandallia Nalbant, 1974
Genus Parachaetodon
Genus Prognathodes Gill, 1862
Genus Roa

Genus Tetragonoptrus Klein, 1776 (nomen dubium)

Genus Anisochaetodon accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Bauchotia accepted as Prognathodes Gill, 1862
Genus Cahetodon accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Chaelmo accepted as Chelmon Cloquet, 1817
Genus Chaethodon Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Chelmo accepted as Chelmon Cloquet, 1817
Genus Citharoedus accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Eteira Kaup, 1860 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Foreipiger accepted as Forcipiger Jordan & McGregor, 1898
Genus Gonochaetodon Bleeker, 1876 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Hemitaurichtys accepted as Hemitaurichthys Bleeker, 1876
Genus Johnrandalia accepted as Johnrandallia Nalbant, 1974
Genus Linophora Kaup, 1860 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Loa accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Megapotodon accepted as Megaprotodon Guichenot, 1848 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Megaprotodon Guichenot, 1848 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Paracanthochaetodon accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Pseudochaetodon accepted as Johnrandallia Nalbant, 1974
Genus Sarothrodus accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Taurichthys accepted as Heniochus Cuvier, 1816
Genus Tetragnoptrus accepted as Tetragonoptrus Klein, 1776
Genus Tetragonoptrus Walbaum (ex Klein), 1792 accepted as Chaethodon Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Environment marine
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Note  Description: Atlantic (tropical to temperate), Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Highly compressed body. Larvae with the head region covered with bony plates. Spines in anal fin 3-5, usually 3, and 14-23 soft rays. Caudal fin rounded to emarginate. Scales extend onto anal and dorsal fins. Mouth small, terminal and protrusible with a band or rows of small brushlike teeth. Gut coiled several times. Two anteriorly directed processes in swim bladder. Vertebrae 24 (11+13). Most with bright coloration, a dark band across the eye and an 'eyespot' dorsally. Generally near coral reefs. Typically diurnal. Many feed on a combination of coelenterate polyps or tentacles, small invertebrates, fish eggs, and filamentous algae while others are specialists. Most species occur as heterosexual pairs. Chaet- (gr.) = bristle, odont- (gr.) = tooth [details]
Images 
Chaetodontidae sp.
Chaetodontidae sp.
added on 2010-06-10 - author: Collection VLIZ
qualitystatus: not checked

Chaetodontid (butterfly fish)
Chaetodontid (butterfly fish)
added on 2011-03-28 - author: Themelis, Daphne ()
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125528
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Chaetodontidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125528 on 2013-05-24
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