WoRMS taxon details
Chaetodon ulietensis Cuvier, 1831
218717 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218717)
accepted
Species
Chaetodon aurora De Vis, 1884 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chaetodon ulientensis Cuvier, 1831 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Chaetodon ulietensis confluens Ahl, 1923 · unaccepted
Rabdophorus oxychaetodon ulietensis (Cuvier, 1831) · unaccepted (senior synonym)
- Subspecies Chaetodon ulietensis confluens Ahl, 1923 accepted as Chaetodon ulietensis Cuvier, 1831
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
Description Occurs in coral-rich areas of lagoon reefs and less commonly in seaward reefs. Usually solitary, in pairs or in small...
Description Occurs in coral-rich areas of lagoon reefs and less commonly in seaward reefs. Usually solitary, in pairs or in small groups. Feeds on plant and animal material. Can be easily maintained in tanks. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Chaetodon ulietensis Cuvier, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218717 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Chaetodon aurora De Vis, 1884) De Vis, C. W. (1884). New Australian fishes in the Queensland Museum. Part II. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 9 (pt 3): 453-462.
page(s): 453 [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 aurora De Vis, 1884) De Vis, C. W. (1884). New Australian fishes in the Queensland Museum. Part II. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 9 (pt 3): 453-462.
page(s): 453 [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)
To, A.W.L., Ching, K.S.H. & Shea, S.K.H. (2013) Hong Kong reef fish photo guide. Eco-Education and Resources Centre. [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
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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
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in coral-rich areas of lagoon reefs and less commonly in seaward reefs. Usually solitary, in pairs or in small groups. Feeds on plant and animal material. Can be easily maintained in tanks. [details]
To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon aurora De Vis, 1884)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pacific Double-Saddled Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pacific Double-Saddled Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pacific Double-Saddled Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pacific Double-Saddled Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pacific Double-Saddled Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pacific Double-Saddled Butterflyfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon ulietensis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon aurora De Vis, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon ulietensis confluens Ahl, 1923)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon ulientensis Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase images (Chaetodon ulietensis, French Polynesia, by Asman, P.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (42 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon ulietensis FIN027769 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon ulietensis FIN027770 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon aurora De Vis, 1884)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pacific Double-Saddled Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pacific Double-Saddled Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pacific Double-Saddled Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pacific Double-Saddled Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pacific Double-Saddled Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pacific Double-Saddled Butterflyfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon ulietensis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon aurora De Vis, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon ulietensis confluens Ahl, 1923)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon ulientensis Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase images (Chaetodon ulietensis, French Polynesia, by Asman, P.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (42 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon ulietensis FIN027769 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon ulietensis FIN027770 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
