WoRMS taxon details
Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791)
218941 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218941)
accepted
Species
Cheilenus chlorurus (Bloch, 1791) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Cheilinus blochii Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Cheilinus chlororus (Bloch, 1791) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Cheilinus chlorouros (Bloch, 1791) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Cheilinus chlorurus (Bloch, 1791) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Cheilinus decacanthus Bleeker, 1851 · unaccepted
Cheilinus guttatus Bleeker, 1847 · unaccepted
Cheilinus punctatus Bennett, 1832 · unaccepted
Cheilinus punctulatus Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Crenilabrus blochii Swainson, 1839 · unaccepted
Sparus chlorourus Bloch, 1791 · unaccepted
Thalliurus chlororus (Bloch, 1791) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Thalliurus chlorurus (Bloch, 1791) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sparus chlorourus Bloch, 1791) Bloch, M. E. (1791). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 5. i-viii + 1-152, Pls. 253-288.
page(s): 24, Pl. 260 [details]
page(s): 24, Pl. 260 [details]
Description Occurs on coral reefs and occasionally in grassy areas. Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates such as molluscs and...
Description Occurs on coral reefs and occasionally in grassy areas. Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates such as molluscs and crustaceans. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218941 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sparus chlorourus Bloch, 1791) Bloch, M. E. (1791). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 5. i-viii + 1-152, Pls. 253-288.
page(s): 24, Pl. 260 [details]
original description (of Cheilinus punctatus Bennett, 1832) Bennett, E. T. (1832). Observations on a collection of fishes from the Mauritius, presented by Mr. Telfair, with characters of new genera and species. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1830-31 (pt 1): 165-169. [details]
original description (of Crenilabrus blochii Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
original description (of Cheilinus blochii Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Cheilinus punctulatus Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Cheilinus guttatus Bleeker, 1847) Bleeker, P. (1847). Pharyngognathorum Siluroideorumque species novae Javanenses. <em>Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië.</em> v. 4 (no. 2): 155-169. [details]
original description (of Cheilinus decacanthus Bleeker, 1851) Bleeker, P. (1851). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van de Banda-eilanden. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 2 (no. 2): 225-261. [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]
page(s): 24, Pl. 260 [details]
original description (of Cheilinus punctatus Bennett, 1832) Bennett, E. T. (1832). Observations on a collection of fishes from the Mauritius, presented by Mr. Telfair, with characters of new genera and species. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1830-31 (pt 1): 165-169. [details]
original description (of Crenilabrus blochii Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
original description (of Cheilinus blochii Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Cheilinus punctulatus Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Cheilinus guttatus Bleeker, 1847) Bleeker, P. (1847). Pharyngognathorum Siluroideorumque species novae Javanenses. <em>Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië.</em> v. 4 (no. 2): 155-169. [details]
original description (of Cheilinus decacanthus Bleeker, 1851) Bleeker, P. (1851). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van de Banda-eilanden. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 2 (no. 2): 225-261. [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] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs on coral reefs and occasionally in grassy areas. Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates such as molluscs and crustaceans. [details]
To Barcode of Life (69 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Thalliurus chlororus (Bloch, 1791))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Cheilinus punctatus Bennett, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Cheilinus decacanthus Bleeker, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Sparus chlorourus Bloch, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Cheilinus blochii Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Cheilinus chlorurus (Bloch, 1791))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Thalliurus chlorurus (Bloch, 1791))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Cheilinus punctulatus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Cheilinus guttatus Bleeker, 1847)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cheilinus chlorurus (Bloch, 1791))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cheilinus chlorourus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Thalliurus chlorurus (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus chlorourus Bloch, 1791)
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilinus chlorouros (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilinus chlororus (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilinus punctatus Bennett, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Crenilabrus blochii Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilinus blochii Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilinus chlorurus (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilinus decacanthus Bleeker, 1851)
To FishBase (from synonym Thalliurus chlororus (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilinus guttatus Bleeker, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilinus punctulatus Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase images (Cheilinus chlorourus, Maldives, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (85 nucleotides; 69 proteins)
To GenBank (85 nucleotides; 69 proteins) (from synonym Sparus chlorourus Bloch, 1791)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cheilinus chlorourus USNM 424833 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cheilinus chlorourus USNM 439986 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Thalliurus chlororus (Bloch, 1791))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Cheilinus punctatus Bennett, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Cheilinus decacanthus Bleeker, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Sparus chlorourus Bloch, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Cheilinus blochii Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Cheilinus chlorurus (Bloch, 1791))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Thalliurus chlorurus (Bloch, 1791))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Cheilinus punctulatus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Cheilinus guttatus Bleeker, 1847)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cheilinus chlorurus (Bloch, 1791))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cheilinus chlorourus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Thalliurus chlorurus (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus chlorourus Bloch, 1791)
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilinus chlorouros (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilinus chlororus (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilinus punctatus Bennett, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Crenilabrus blochii Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilinus blochii Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilinus chlorurus (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilinus decacanthus Bleeker, 1851)
To FishBase (from synonym Thalliurus chlororus (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilinus guttatus Bleeker, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilinus punctulatus Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase images (Cheilinus chlorourus, Maldives, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (85 nucleotides; 69 proteins)
To GenBank (85 nucleotides; 69 proteins) (from synonym Sparus chlorourus Bloch, 1791)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cheilinus chlorourus USNM 424833 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cheilinus chlorourus USNM 439986 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
