WoRMS taxon details
Chaetodon ocellatus Bloch, 1787
159662 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159662)
accepted
Species
Chaetodon bimaculatus Bloch, 1790 · unaccepted
Sarothrodus amplecticollis Poey, 1868 · unaccepted
Sarothrodus ataeniatus Poey, 1868 · unaccepted
Sarothrodus maculocinctus Gill, 1861 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bloch, M. E. (1787). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 3: i-xii + 1-146. Pls. 181-216. [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: 43.35°N to Florida, USA to Brazil; also Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, including Antilles
Distribution Western Atlantic: 43.35°N to Florida, USA to Brazil; also Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, including Antilles [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Chaetodon ocellatus Bloch, 1787. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159662 on 2025-01-17
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original description
Bloch, M. E. (1787). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 3: i-xii + 1-146. Pls. 181-216. [details]
original description (of Chaetodon bimaculatus Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 9, Pl. 219 (fig. 1) [details]
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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [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]
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]
original description (of Chaetodon bimaculatus Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 9, Pl. 219 (fig. 1) [details]
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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [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]
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
Diet Feeds on coral polyps, other invertebrates and ectoparasites [details]Distribution Western Atlantic: 43.35°N to Florida, USA to Brazil; also Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, including Antilles [details]
Habitat Inhabits shallow, coral reefs with clear water. [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Importance Social- aquarium fish [details]
To Barcode of Life (38 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Sarothrodus maculocinctus Gill, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (102 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon bimaculatus Bloch, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Sarothrodus amplecticollis Poey, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Sarothrodus ataeniatus Poey, 1868)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spotfin Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spotfin Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spotfin Butterflyfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon ocellatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Sarothrodus maculocinctus Gill, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Sarothrodus ataeniatus Poey, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Sarothrodus amplecticollis Poey, 1868)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon bimaculatus Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase images (Chaetodon ocellatus, Bahamas, by Steele, M.A.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 38 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon ocellatus USNM 413407 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Sarothrodus maculocinctus Gill, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (102 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon bimaculatus Bloch, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Sarothrodus amplecticollis Poey, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Sarothrodus ataeniatus Poey, 1868)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spotfin Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spotfin Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spotfin Butterflyfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon ocellatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Sarothrodus maculocinctus Gill, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Sarothrodus ataeniatus Poey, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Sarothrodus amplecticollis Poey, 1868)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon bimaculatus Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase images (Chaetodon ocellatus, Bahamas, by Steele, M.A.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 38 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon ocellatus USNM 413407 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
