WoRMS taxon details
Chaetodon melapterus Guichenot, 1863
218751 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218751)
accepted
Species
Chaetodon melanopterus Playfair, 1867 · unaccepted
Chaetodon trifasciatus arabica Steindachner, 1899 · unaccepted
Choetodon melapterus Guichenot, 1863 · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Guichenot, A. (1863). Faune ichthyologique. In: L. Maillard, Notes sur l'ile de la Réunion (Bourbon). <em>Paris. 2nd Partie.</em> Annexe C.: C1-C32. [details]
Description Found in coral rich areas of shallow coastal reefs. Occasionally in aggregations. Feeds exclusively on coral polyps (Ref....
Description Found in coral rich areas of shallow coastal reefs. Occasionally in aggregations. Feeds exclusively on coral polyps (Ref. 9710). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Chaetodon melapterus Guichenot, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218751 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Guichenot, A. (1863). Faune ichthyologique. In: L. Maillard, Notes sur l'ile de la Réunion (Bourbon). <em>Paris. 2nd Partie.</em> Annexe C.: C1-C32. [details]
original description (of Chaetodon melanopterus Playfair, 1867) Playfair, R. L.; Günther, A. (1867). The fishes of Zanzibar, with a list of the fishes of the whole east coast of Africa. <em>London.</em> i-xiv + 1-153, Pls. 1-21. [details]
original description (of Choetodon melapterus Guichenot, 1863) Guichenot, A. (1863). Faune ichthyologique. In: L. Maillard, Notes sur l'ile de la Réunion (Bourbon). <em>Paris. 2nd Partie.</em> Annexe C.: C1-C32. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Chaetodon melanopterus Playfair, 1867) Playfair, R. L.; Günther, A. (1867). The fishes of Zanzibar, with a list of the fishes of the whole east coast of Africa. <em>London.</em> i-xiv + 1-153, Pls. 1-21. [details]
original description (of Choetodon melapterus Guichenot, 1863) Guichenot, A. (1863). Faune ichthyologique. In: L. Maillard, Notes sur l'ile de la Réunion (Bourbon). <em>Paris. 2nd Partie.</em> Annexe C.: C1-C32. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found in coral rich areas of shallow coastal reefs. Occasionally in aggregations. Feeds exclusively on coral polyps (Ref. 9710). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Arabian butterflyfish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (199 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon melanopterus Playfair, 1867)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon melapterus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon melanopterus Playfair, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Choetodon melapterus Guichenot, 1863)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon trifasciatus arabica Steindachner, 1899)
To GenBank (354 nucleotides; 318 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon melapterus FIN027721 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon melapterus FIN027722 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon melanopterus Playfair, 1867)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon melapterus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon melanopterus Playfair, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Choetodon melapterus Guichenot, 1863)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon trifasciatus arabica Steindachner, 1899)
To GenBank (354 nucleotides; 318 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon melapterus FIN027721 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon melapterus FIN027722 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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