Deep-Sea taxon details
Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790
218738 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218738)
accepted
Species
Chaetodon kleini Bloch, 1790 · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.]. [details]
Description Occurs in deeper lagoons and channels, and seaward reefs to a depth of 61 m (Ref. 1602). Common, omnivorus butterflyfish...
Description Occurs in deeper lagoons and channels, and seaward reefs to a depth of 61 m (Ref. 1602). Common, omnivorus butterflyfish that feeds mainly on soft coral polyps (mainly on @Sarcophyton tracheiliophorum@ and @Litophyton viridis@), algae and zooplankton. The color changes little as it matures-the mark above the eye becomes bright blue to almost luminous. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218738 on 2025-05-11
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218738 on 2025-05-11
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Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.]. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [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]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [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]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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 Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in deeper lagoons and channels, and seaward reefs to a depth of 61 m (Ref. 1602). Common, omnivorus butterflyfish that feeds mainly on soft coral polyps (mainly on @Sarcophyton tracheiliophorum@ and @Litophyton viridis@), algae and zooplankton. The color changes little as it matures-the mark above the eye becomes bright blue to almost luminous. [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (37 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon kleini Bloch, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Blacklip butterflyfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon kleinii)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon kleini Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase images (Chaetodon kleinii, Indonesia, by Marco Chan@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (69 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon kleini USNM 431782 lateral view) (from synonym Chaetodon kleini Bloch, 1790)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon kleinii FIN027700 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon kleinii FIN027701 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon kleini Bloch, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Blacklip butterflyfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon kleinii)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon kleini Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase images (Chaetodon kleinii, Indonesia, by Marco Chan@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (69 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon kleini USNM 431782 lateral view) (from synonym Chaetodon kleini Bloch, 1790)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon kleinii FIN027700 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon kleinii FIN027701 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
