WoRMS taxon details
Chaetodon speculum Cuvier, 1831
218740 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218740)
accepted
Species
Chaetodon ocellifer Franz, 1910 · unaccepted
Chaetodon spilopleura Cuvier, 1831 · unaccepted
Nalbantius speculum (Cuvier, 1831) · unaccepted (senior synonym)
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]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Chaetodon speculum Cuvier, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218740 on 2025-05-11
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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 ocellifer Franz, 1910) Franz, V. (1910). Die japanischen Knochenfische der Sammlungen Haberer und Doflein. (Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte Ostasiens.). <em>Abhandlungen der math.-phys. Klasse der K. Bayer Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> v. 4 (Suppl.) (no. 1): 1-135, Pls. 1-11. [details]
original description (of Chaetodon spilopleura 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): 74 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Chaetodon ocellifer Franz, 1910) Franz, V. (1910). Die japanischen Knochenfische der Sammlungen Haberer und Doflein. (Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte Ostasiens.). <em>Abhandlungen der math.-phys. Klasse der K. Bayer Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> v. 4 (Suppl.) (no. 1): 1-135, Pls. 1-11. [details]
original description (of Chaetodon spilopleura 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): 74 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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 (HKRMS)
To, A.W.L., Ching, K.S.H. & Shea, S.K.H. (2013) Hong Kong reef fish photo guide. Eco-Education and Resources Centre. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | トノサマダイ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon spilopleura Cuvier, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon ocellifer Franz, 1910)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon speculum)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon ocellifer Franz, 1910)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon spilopleura Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase images (Chaetodon speculum, Papua New Guinea, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 38 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon speculum FIN027760 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon spilopleura Cuvier, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon ocellifer Franz, 1910)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon speculum)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon ocellifer Franz, 1910)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon spilopleura Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase images (Chaetodon speculum, Papua New Guinea, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 38 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon speculum FIN027760 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
