WoRMS taxon details
Chaetodon meyeri Bloch & Schneider, 1801
218752 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218752)
accepted
Species
Holacanthus flavoniger Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
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 Occurs in coral rich areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs, and feeds exclusively on coral polyps. Solitary or in pairs...
Description Occurs in coral rich areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs, and feeds exclusively on coral polyps. Solitary or in pairs and very aloof (Ref. 5503). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Chaetodon meyeri Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218752 on 2025-04-18
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Nomenclature
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 Holacanthus flavoniger Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 529, 535, Pl. 13 (fig. 2) [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 Holacanthus flavoniger Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 529, 535, Pl. 13 (fig. 2) [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 (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in coral rich areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs, and feeds exclusively on coral polyps. Solitary or in pairs and very aloof (Ref. 5503). [details]
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Meyer's Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Meyer's Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Myer's Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Myer's Butterflyfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon meyeri)
To FishBase (from synonym Holacanthus flavoniger Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Chaetodon meyeri, by Tanaka, H.)
To GenBank (66 nucleotides; 55 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon meyeri FIN027728 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon meyeri USNM 424790 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Meyer's Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Meyer's Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Myer's Butterflyfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Myer's Butterflyfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon meyeri)
To FishBase (from synonym Holacanthus flavoniger Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Chaetodon meyeri, by Tanaka, H.)
To GenBank (66 nucleotides; 55 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon meyeri FIN027728 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon meyeri USNM 424790 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
