WoRMS taxon details
Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus, 1758
159661 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159661)
accepted
Species
Chaetodon bricei Smith, 1898 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to West Indies and northern South America. Also Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico,...
Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to West Indies and northern South America. Also Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, and Antilles [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159661 on 2025-01-22
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [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]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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]
[request]context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [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]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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 Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to West Indies and northern South America. Also Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, and Antilles [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | foureye butterflyfishfoureye butterfly fish | [details] |
| Spanish | mariposa ocelada | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (31 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (85 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon bricei Smith, 1898)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Foureye Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Foureye Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Foureye Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Foureye butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Foureye butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Foureye butterflyfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon capistratus)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon bricei Smith, 1898)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Chaetodon capistratus, Bahamas, by Steele, M.A.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 44 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon capistratus USNM 376269 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon capistratus USNM 414366 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (85 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon bricei Smith, 1898)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Foureye Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Foureye Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Foureye Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Foureye butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Foureye butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Foureye butterflyfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon capistratus)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon bricei Smith, 1898)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Chaetodon capistratus, Bahamas, by Steele, M.A.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 44 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon capistratus USNM 376269 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon capistratus USNM 414366 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
