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Tetragonoptrus pulcher (Steindachner, 1875)

AphiaID

321825 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:321825)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Chaetodon xanthocephalus Bennett, 1833

Rank

Species

Parent

Tetragonoptrus Walbaum (ex Klein), 1792 accepted as Chaethodon accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Chelmo pulcher Steindachner, 1875

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Chelmo pulcher Steindachner, 1875) Steindachner, F. (1875). Ichthyologische Beiträge. [I.]. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 70 (1. Abth.): 375-390, Pl. 1. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Tetragonoptrus pulcher (Steindachner, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=321825 on 2026-07-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-02-28 13:41:07Z

created

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description (of Chelmo pulcher Steindachner, 1875) Steindachner, F. (1875). Ichthyologische Beiträge. [I.]. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 70 (1. Abth.): 375-390, Pl. 1. [details]

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]

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