WoRMS taxon details
Chaetodon melannotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
218743 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218743)
accepted
Species
Chaetodon abhortani Cuvier, 1831 · unaccepted
Chaetodon dorsalis Rüppell, 1829 · unaccepted
Chaetodon marginatus Cuvier, 1831 · unaccepted
Chaetodon melanotus Cuvier, 1831 · unaccepted
Chaetodon melanotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Chaetodon reinwardti Günther, 1860 · unaccepted
Chaetodon reinwardtii Günther, 1860 · unaccepted (synonym)
Mesochaetodon strongylochaetodon melannotus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted (senior synonym)
Tetragonoptrus dorsalis (Rüppell, 1829) · unaccepted
Tetragonoptrus melanotus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary [details]
Description Usually occurs solitary or in pairs in coral-rich areas of reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs to a depth of over 15 m....
Description Usually occurs solitary or in pairs in coral-rich areas of reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs to a depth of over 15 m. Feeds on octocorallian and scleractinian coral polyps. Easy to maintain in the aquarium. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Chaetodon melannotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218743 on 2025-01-16
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original description
Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary [details]
original description (of Chaetodon abhortani 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): 58 [details]
original description (of Chaetodon marginatus 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): 57 [details]
original description (of Chaetodon melanotus 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): 71 [details]
original description (of Chaetodon reinwardtii Günther, 1860) 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]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [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]
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 abhortani 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): 58 [details]
original description (of Chaetodon marginatus 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): 57 [details]
original description (of Chaetodon melanotus 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): 71 [details]
original description (of Chaetodon reinwardtii Günther, 1860) 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]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [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]
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
Description Usually occurs solitary or in pairs in coral-rich areas of reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs to a depth of over 15 m. Feeds on octocorallian and scleractinian coral polyps. Easy to maintain in the aquarium. [details]Spelling Spelled Chaetodon melanotus in <130> [details]
To Barcode of Life (79 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Chaetodon reinwardti Günther, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon marginatus Cuvier, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon dorsalis Rüppell, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon melanotus Cuvier, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon melanotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon abhortani Cuvier, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Tetragonoptrus melanotus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Tetragonoptrus dorsalis (Rüppell, 1829))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Black-backed Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Black-backed Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Black-backed Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Black-backed Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Black-backed Butterflyfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon melannotus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon abhortani Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon melanotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetragonoptrus dorsalis (Rüppell, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon reinwardtii Günther, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetragonoptrus melanotus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon dorsalis Rüppell, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon marginatus Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon reinwardti Günther, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon melanotus Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase images (Chaetodon melannotus, Hong Kong, by Allen To@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (113 nucleotides; 100 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon melannotus FIN027717 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon melannotus FIN027718 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Chaetodon reinwardti Günther, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon marginatus Cuvier, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon dorsalis Rüppell, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon melanotus Cuvier, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon melanotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon abhortani Cuvier, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Tetragonoptrus melanotus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Tetragonoptrus dorsalis (Rüppell, 1829))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Black-backed Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Black-backed Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Black-backed Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Black-backed Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Black-backed Butterflyfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon melannotus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon abhortani Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon melanotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetragonoptrus dorsalis (Rüppell, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon reinwardtii Günther, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetragonoptrus melanotus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon dorsalis Rüppell, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon marginatus Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon reinwardti Günther, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon melanotus Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase images (Chaetodon melannotus, Hong Kong, by Allen To@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (113 nucleotides; 100 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon melannotus FIN027717 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon melannotus FIN027718 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
