WoRMS name details
Chaetodon aya Jordan, 1886
159660 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159660)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Jordan, D. S. (1886). Notes on some fishes collected at Pensacola by Mr. Silas Stearns, with descriptions of one new species (Chaetodon aya). <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 9 (565): 225-229., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.9-565.225 [details]
Distribution Western Central Atlantic: North Carolina and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Yucatan in Mexico; unknown in Bahamas and Antilles
Distribution Western Central Atlantic: North Carolina and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Yucatan in Mexico; unknown in Bahamas and Antilles [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Chaetodon aya Jordan, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159660 on 2026-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Jordan, D. S. (1886). Notes on some fishes collected at Pensacola by Mr. Silas Stearns, with descriptions of one new species (Chaetodon aya). <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 9 (565): 225-229., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.9-565.225 [details]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Central Atlantic: North Carolina and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Yucatan in Mexico; unknown in Bahamas and Antilles [details]Habitat benthic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | bank butterflyfish | [details] |
