WoRMS taxon details
Chaetodon larvatus Cuvier, 1831
218716 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218716)
accepted
Species
Chaetodon karraf Cuvier, 1831 · unaccepted
Gonochaetodon larvatus (Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
Description Usually seen in pairs, frequently in association with platelike heads of @Acropora@ coral. Feeds mainly on coral polyps....
Description Usually seen in pairs, frequently in association with platelike heads of @Acropora@ coral. Feeds mainly on coral polyps. (Ref. 4858). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Chaetodon larvatus Cuvier, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218716 on 2025-11-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Chaetodon karraf Cuvier, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 46 [details]
basis of record Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
original description (of Chaetodon karraf Cuvier, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 46 [details]
basis of record Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [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 (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Zenetos, A., Gofas, S., Morri, C., Rosso, A, Violanti, D., Garcia Raso, J. E., Cinar, M. E., Almogi-Labin, A., Ates, A. S., Azzurro, E., Ballesteros, E., Bianchi, C. N., Bilecenoglu, M., Gambi, M. C., Giangrande, A., Gravili, C., Hyams-Kaphzan, O., Karachle, P. K., Katsanevakis, S., Lipej, L., Mastrototaro, F., Mineur, F., Pancucci-Papadopoulou, M. A., Ramos Espla, A., Salas, C., San Martin, G., Sfriso, A., Streftaris, N., and Verlaque, M. (2012). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2012. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part 2. Introduction trends and pathways. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 13(2): 328-352. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., Gofas, S., Morri, C., Rosso, A, Violanti, D., Garcia Raso, J. E., Cinar, M. E., Almogi-Labin, A., Ates, A. S., Azzurro, E., Ballesteros, E., Bianchi, C. N., Bilecenoglu, M., Gambi, M. C., Giangrande, A., Gravili, C., Hyams-Kaphzan, O., Karachle, P. K., Katsanevakis, S., Lipej, L., Mastrototaro, F., Mineur, F., Pancucci-Papadopoulou, M. A., Ramos Espla, A., Salas, C., San Martin, G., Sfriso, A., Streftaris, N., and Verlaque, M. (2012). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2012. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part 2. Introduction trends and pathways. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 13(2): 328-352. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species impact in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]Introduced species impact in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Pathway/vector Other (Ornamental Trade) [details]
Unreviewed
Description Usually seen in pairs, frequently in association with platelike heads of @Acropora@ coral. Feeds mainly on coral polyps. (Ref. 4858). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | orangeface butterflyfish [from synonym]hooded butterflyfish | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon karraf Cuvier, 1831)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon larvatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon karraf Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon larvatus FIN027703 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon karraf Cuvier, 1831)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon larvatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon karraf Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon larvatus FIN027703 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
