WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
(of Pygoplites dux Gmelin, 1789) Gmelin, J. F. (1789). Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae,.</em> 1788-93. v. 1 (pt 3): 1033-1516 [Fishes on pp. 1126-1516]. page(s): 1255 [details]
original description
(of Pygoplites boddaerti Gmelin, 1789) Gmelin, J. F. (1789). Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae,.</em> 1788-93. v. 1 (pt 3): 1033-1516 [Fishes on pp. 1126-1516]. page(s): 1243 [details]
original description
(of Chaetodon diacanthus Boddaert, 1772) Boddaert, P. (1772). Van den Tweedornigen Klipfisch. De Chaetodonte diacantho descripto atque accuratissima icone illustrata. <em>M. Magérus, Amsterdam. De Chaetodonte diacantho descripto .</em> 1 pl.: 43 pp. [In Dutch and Latin.]. page(s): 1, Pl. [details]
basis of record
Smith, J. L. B. (1955). The Fishes of the Family Pomacanthidae in the Western Indian Ocean. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12).</em> 8 (89) (art. 46): 377-384, Pls. 4-5. [details]
Ecologyecology 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] 
Otheradditional 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 [request]
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Pathway/vector Other (Ornamental Trade) [details]Unreviewed
Description Occurs in areas with rich coral growth of clear lagoon and seaward reefs at depths of 3 to 48 m or more. Often found in the vicinity of caves and feeds on sponges and tunicates. Solitary or in pairs. Rarely survives in the aquarium. [details]
To Barcode of Life (39 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon diacanthus Boddaert, 1772)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Holacanthus diacanthus (Boddaert, 1772))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Chaetodon diacanthus Boddaert, 1772)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Regal Angelfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Regal Angelfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Regal Angelfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Regal Angelfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (regal angelfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pygoplites diacanthus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon diacanthus Boddaert, 1772)
To FishBase (from synonym Holacanthus diacanthus (Boddaert, 1772))
To FishBase images (Pygoplites diacanthus, Egypt, by Moldzio, S.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (257 nucleotides; 177 proteins)
To GenBank (257 nucleotides; 177 proteins) (from synonym Chaetodon diacanthus Boddaert, 1772)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pygoplites diacanthus FIN032113A Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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