WoRMS taxon details
Chaetodontidae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Amphichaetodon Burgess, 1978
Genus Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Chelmon Cloquet, 1817
Genus Chelmonops Bleeker, 1876
Genus Coradion Kaup, 1860
Genus Forcipiger Jordan & McGregor, 1898
Genus Hemitaurichthys Bleeker, 1876
Genus Heniochus Cuvier, 1816
Genus Johnrandallia Nalbant, 1974
Genus Parachaetodon Bleeker, 1874
Genus Prognathodes Gill, 1862
Genus Roa Jordan, 1923
Genus Anisochaetodon Klunzinger, 1884 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Bauchotia Nalbant, 1965 accepted as Prognathodes Gill, 1862
Genus Cahetodon accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Chaaetodon accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Chaelmo accepted as Chelmon Cloquet, 1817 (misspelling)
Genus Chaethodon accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Chaetodonton accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Chaetodontops Bleeker, 1876 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Chelmo accepted as Chelmon Cloquet, 1817 (misspelling)
Genus Choetodon accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Citharoedus Kaup, 1860 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Eteira Kaup, 1860 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Genus Exornator Nalbant, 1971 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Foreipiger accepted as Forcipiger Jordan & McGregor, 1898 (misspelling)
Genus Hemitaurichtys accepted as Hemitaurichthys Bleeker, 1876 (misspelling)
Genus Heterochaetodon Maugé & Bauchot, 1984 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Johnrandalia accepted as Johnrandallia Nalbant, 1974 (misspelling)
Genus Linophora Kaup, 1860 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Genus Loa Jordan, 1921 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Megapotodon accepted as Megaprotodon Guichenot, 1848 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Mesochaetodon Maugé & Bauchot, 1984 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Nalbantius Maugé & Bauchot, 1984 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Paracanthochaetodon Schmidt & Lindberg, 1930 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Pseudochaetodon Burgess, 1978 accepted as Johnrandallia Nalbant, 1974
Genus Rabdophorus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Roaops Maugé & Bauchot, 1984 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Sarothrodus Gill, 1861 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Taurichthys Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Heniochus Cuvier, 1816
Genus Tetragnoptrus accepted as Tetragonoptrus Klein, 1776 (misspelling)
Genus Tetragonoptrus Walbaum (ex Klein), 1792 accepted as Chaethodon accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Chelmon Cloquet, 1817
Genus Chelmonops Bleeker, 1876
Genus Coradion Kaup, 1860
Genus Forcipiger Jordan & McGregor, 1898
Genus Hemitaurichthys Bleeker, 1876
Genus Heniochus Cuvier, 1816
Genus Johnrandallia Nalbant, 1974
Genus Parachaetodon Bleeker, 1874
Genus Prognathodes Gill, 1862
Genus Roa Jordan, 1923
Genus Anisochaetodon Klunzinger, 1884 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Bauchotia Nalbant, 1965 accepted as Prognathodes Gill, 1862
Genus Cahetodon accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Chaaetodon accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Chaelmo accepted as Chelmon Cloquet, 1817 (misspelling)
Genus Chaethodon accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Chaetodonton accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Chaetodontops Bleeker, 1876 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Chelmo accepted as Chelmon Cloquet, 1817 (misspelling)
Genus Choetodon accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Citharoedus Kaup, 1860 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Eteira Kaup, 1860 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Genus Exornator Nalbant, 1971 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Foreipiger accepted as Forcipiger Jordan & McGregor, 1898 (misspelling)
Genus Hemitaurichtys accepted as Hemitaurichthys Bleeker, 1876 (misspelling)
Genus Heterochaetodon Maugé & Bauchot, 1984 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Johnrandalia accepted as Johnrandallia Nalbant, 1974 (misspelling)
Genus Linophora Kaup, 1860 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Genus Loa Jordan, 1921 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Megapotodon accepted as Megaprotodon Guichenot, 1848 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Mesochaetodon Maugé & Bauchot, 1984 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Nalbantius Maugé & Bauchot, 1984 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Paracanthochaetodon Schmidt & Lindberg, 1930 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Pseudochaetodon Burgess, 1978 accepted as Johnrandallia Nalbant, 1974
Genus Rabdophorus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Roaops Maugé & Bauchot, 1984 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Sarothrodus Gill, 1861 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Taurichthys Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Heniochus Cuvier, 1816
Genus Tetragnoptrus accepted as Tetragonoptrus Klein, 1776 (misspelling)
Genus Tetragonoptrus Walbaum (ex Klein), 1792 accepted as Chaethodon accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Atlantic (tropical to temperate), Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Highly compressed body. Larvae with the head region covered...
Description Atlantic (tropical to temperate), Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Highly compressed body. Larvae with the head region covered with bony plates. Spines in anal fin 3-5, usually 3, and 14-23 soft rays. Caudal fin rounded to emarginate. Scales extend onto anal and dorsal fins. Mouth small, terminal and protrusible with a band or rows of small brushlike teeth. Gut coiled several times. Two anteriorly directed processes in swim bladder. Vertebrae 24 (11+13). Most with bright coloration, a dark band across the eye and an 'eyespot' dorsally. Generally near coral reefs. Typically diurnal. Many feed on a combination of coelenterate polyps or tentacles, small invertebrates, fish eggs, and filamentous algae while others are specialists. Most species occur as heterosexual pairs. Chaet- (gr.) = bristle, odont- (gr.) = tooth [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Chaetodontidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125528 on 2023-09-24
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Atlantic (tropical to temperate), Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Highly compressed body. Larvae with the head region covered with bony plates. Spines in anal fin 3-5, usually 3, and 14-23 soft rays. Caudal fin rounded to emarginate. Scales extend onto anal and dorsal fins. Mouth small, terminal and protrusible with a band or rows of small brushlike teeth. Gut coiled several times. Two anteriorly directed processes in swim bladder. Vertebrae 24 (11+13). Most with bright coloration, a dark band across the eye and an 'eyespot' dorsally. Generally near coral reefs. Typically diurnal. Many feed on a combination of coelenterate polyps or tentacles, small invertebrates, fish eggs, and filamentous algae while others are specialists. Most species occur as heterosexual pairs. Chaet- (gr.) = bristle, odont- (gr.) = tooth [details]
