WoRMS taxon details
Chaetodon striatus Linnaeus, 1758
159663 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159663)
accepted
Species
Anisochaetodon trivirgatus Weber & de Beaufort, 1936 · unaccepted
Chaetodon consuelae Mowbray, 1928 · unaccepted
Chaetodon striatus albipinnis Ahl, 1923 · unaccepted
Chaetodon striatus dorsimacula Ahl, 1923 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Chaetodon striatus albipinnis Ahl, 1923 accepted as Chaetodon striatus Linnaeus, 1758
- Subspecies Chaetodon striatus dorsimacula Ahl, 1923 accepted as Chaetodon striatus Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Chaetodon striatus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159663 on 2026-10-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Chaetodon consuelae Mowbray, 1928) Borodin, N.A. (1928). Scientific results of the yacht "Ara" Expedition during the years 1926 to 1928, while in command of William K. Vanderbilt. <em>Fishes. Bulletin Vanderbilt Oceanographic Museum.</em> 1 (art. 1): 1-37, 2 maps, Pls. 1-5. [details]
original description (of Anisochaetodon trivirgatus Weber & de Beaufort, 1936) Weber, M.; de Beaufort, L. F. (1936). The fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. VII. Perciformes (continued) families: Chaetodontidae, Toxotidae, Monodactylidae, Pempheridae, Kyphopsidae, Lutjanidae, Lobotidae, Sparidae, Nandidae, Sciaenidae, Malacanthidae, Cepolidae. <em>E. J. Brill Ltd., Leiden.</em> 7: i-xvi + 1-607., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004589995_013 [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]
[request]original description (of Chaetodon consuelae Mowbray, 1928) Borodin, N.A. (1928). Scientific results of the yacht "Ara" Expedition during the years 1926 to 1928, while in command of William K. Vanderbilt. <em>Fishes. Bulletin Vanderbilt Oceanographic Museum.</em> 1 (art. 1): 1-37, 2 maps, Pls. 1-5. [details]
original description (of Anisochaetodon trivirgatus Weber & de Beaufort, 1936) Weber, M.; de Beaufort, L. F. (1936). The fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. VII. Perciformes (continued) families: Chaetodontidae, Toxotidae, Monodactylidae, Pempheridae, Kyphopsidae, Lutjanidae, Lobotidae, Sparidae, Nandidae, Sciaenidae, Malacanthidae, Cepolidae. <em>E. J. Brill Ltd., Leiden.</em> 7: i-xvi + 1-607., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004589995_013 [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]
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 (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]
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]
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). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea [details]Habitat benthic [details]
To Barcode of Life (41 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Chaetodon consuelae Mowbray, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Anisochaetodon trivirgatus Weber & de Beaufort, 1936)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (87 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Banded Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Banded butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Banded butterflyfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon striatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon consuelae Mowbray, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon striatus albipinnis Ahl, 1923)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon striatus dorsimacula Ahl, 1923)
To FishBase (from synonym Anisochaetodon trivirgatus Weber & de Beaufort, 1936)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (69 nucleotides; 70 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon striatus USNM 406046 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon striatus USNM 414626 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Chaetodon consuelae Mowbray, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Anisochaetodon trivirgatus Weber & de Beaufort, 1936)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (87 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Banded Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Banded butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Banded butterflyfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon striatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon consuelae Mowbray, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon striatus albipinnis Ahl, 1923)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon striatus dorsimacula Ahl, 1923)
To FishBase (from synonym Anisochaetodon trivirgatus Weber & de Beaufort, 1936)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (69 nucleotides; 70 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon striatus USNM 406046 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon striatus USNM 414626 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
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