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Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 169555

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Megaprotodon Guichenot, 1848
		Sarothrodus Gill, 1861
		Loa Jordan, 1921
		Eteira Kaup, 1860
		Anisochaetodon Klunzinger, 1884
		Tholichthys Günther, 1868
		Hemichaetodon Bleeker, 1876
		Osteochromis Franz, 1910
		Tifia Jordan in Jordan and Jordan, 1922
		Paracanthochaetodon Schmidt and Lindberg, 1930
		Strongylochaetodon Maugé and Bauchot, 1984
		Heterochaetodon Maugé and Bauchot, 1984
		Apporetochaetodon Maugé and Bauchot, 1984
		Byssochaetodon Maugé and Bauchot, 1984
		Aspilurochaetodon Maugé and Bauchot, 1984
		Nalbantius Maugé and Bauchot, 1984
		Nesochaetodon Maugé and Bauchot, 1984
		Exornator Nalbant, 1971
		Heminigellus Nalbant, 1984
		Roaops Maugé and Bauchot, 1984
		Linophora Kaup, 1860
		Oxychaetodon Bleeker, 1876
		Rhombochaetodon Burgess, 1978
		Tetragonoptrus Klein, 1776
		Tetragonoptrus Walbaum, 1792
		Tetragonopterus Bleeker, 1863
		Citharoedus Kaup, 1860
		Discochaetodon Nalbant, 1971
		Gonochaetodon Bleeker, 1876
		Lepidochaetodon Bleeker, 1876
		Rabdophorus Swainson, 1839
		Tetrachaetodon Weber and de Beaufort, 1936
		Burgessius Maugé and Bauchot, 1984
	Common Name(s):	butterflyfishes [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2004

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Actinopterygii – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées
	Class	Teleostei
	Superorder	Acanthopterygii
	Order	Perciformes – perch-like fishes
	Suborder	Percoidei
	Family	Chaetodontidae – butterflyfishes, peces mariposa, poissons-papillons
	Genus	Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 – butterflyfishes
		Direct Children:
	Species	Chaetodon adiergastos Seale, 1910
	Species	Chaetodon andamanensis Kuiter and Debelius, 1999
	Species	Chaetodon argentatus Smith and Radcliffe, 1911
	Species	Chaetodon assarius Waite, 1905
	Species	Chaetodon aureofasciatus Macleay, 1878 – goldstriped butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775 – threadfin butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon auripes Jordan and Snyder, 1901
	Species	Chaetodon austriacus Rüppell, 1836
	Species	Chaetodon baronessa Cuvier, 1829
	Species	Chaetodon bellicosus Quoy and Gaimard, 1825
	Species	Chaetodon bennetti Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831 – archer butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon blackburnii Desjardins, 1836 – brownburnie
	Species	Chaetodon burgessi Allen and Starck, 1973
	Species	Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus, 1758 – foureye butterflyfish, parche ocelado, mariposa ocelada
	Species	Chaetodon citrinellus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831 – speckled butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon collare Bloch, 1787 – whitecollar butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon daedalma Jordan and Fowler, 1902
	Species	Chaetodon declivis Randall, 1975
	Species	Chaetodon decussatus Cuvier, 1829
	Species	Chaetodon dialeucos Salm and Mee, 1989
	Species	Chaetodon dolosus Ahl, 1923
	Species	Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831 – blackclothed butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon falcula Bloch, 1795 – saddled butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon fasciatus Forsskål, 1775
	Species	Chaetodon festivus Desjardins, 1834
	Species	Chaetodon flavirostris Günther, 1874 – dusky butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon flavocoronatus Myers, 1980
	Species	Chaetodon fremblii Bennett, 1828 – bluestriped butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon gardineri Norman, 1939
	Species	Chaetodon guentheri Ahl, 1923
	Species	Chaetodon guttatissimus Bennett, 1833 – spotted coralfish
	Species	Chaetodon hoefleri Steindachner, 1881
	Species	Chaetodon humeralis Günther, 1860 – muneca, threeband butterflyfish, mariposa muñeca, threebanded butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon interruptus Ahl, 1923
	Species	Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790 – whitespotted butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon larvatus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831
	Species	Chaetodon leucopleura Playfair in Playfair and Günther, 1867
	Species	Chaetodon lineolatus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831 – lined butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon litus Randall and Caldwell, 1973
	Species	Chaetodon luctuosus Quoy and Gaimard, 1825
	Species	Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802) – redstriped butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon lunulatus Quoy and Gaimard, 1825
	Species	Chaetodon madagaskariensis Ahl, 1923
	Species	Chaetodon marleyi Regan, 1921 – doublesash butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon melannotus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 – blackbacked butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon melapterus Guichenot, 1863
	Species	Chaetodon mertensii Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831 – Merten's coralfish
	Species	Chaetodon mesoleucos Forsskål, 1775
	Species	Chaetodon meyeri Bloch and Schneider, 1801 – maypole butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon miliaris Quoy and Gaimard, 1825 – crochet butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon mitratus Günther, 1860
	Species	Chaetodon multicinctus Garrett, 1863 – pebbled butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon nigropunctatus Sauvage, 1880
	Species	Chaetodon nippon Steindachner, 1883
	Species	Chaetodon ocellatus Bloch, 1787 – spotfin butterflyfish, parche ocelado amarillo, mariposa perla amarilla
	Species	Chaetodon ocellicaudus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831
	Species	Chaetodon octofasciatus Bloch, 1787 – rightbanded butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon oligacanthus Bleeker, 1850
	Species	Chaetodon ornatissimus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831 – ornated butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon ornatus Gray, 1831
	Species	Chaetodon oxycephalus Bleeker, 1853
	Species	Chaetodon paucifasciatus Ahl, 1923
	Species	Chaetodon pelewensis Kner, 1868 – dot and dash butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon pictus Forsskål, 1775
	Species	Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831 – blueblotched butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon punctatofasciatus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831
	Species	Chaetodon quadrimaculatus Gray, 1831 – fourspot butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon rafflesii Anonymous [Bennett], 1830 – latticed butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon rainfordi McCulloch, 1923 – Rainford's butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon reticulatus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831
	Species	Chaetodon robustus Günther, 1860
	Species	Chaetodon sanctaehelenae Günther, 1868
	Species	Chaetodon sedentarius Poey, 1860 – reef butterflyfish, parche mariposa, mariposa parche
	Species	Chaetodon selene Bleeker, 1853
	Species	Chaetodon semeion Bleeker, 1855
	Species	Chaetodon semilarvatus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831
	Species	Chaetodon smithi Randall, 1975
	Species	Chaetodon speculum Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831
	Species	Chaetodon striatus Linnaeus, 1758 – parche rayado, banded butterflyfish, mariposa rayada
	Species	Chaetodon tinkeri Schultz, 1951
	Species	Chaetodon triangulum Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831 – herringbone butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon trichrous Günther, 1874
	Species	Chaetodon tricinctus Waite, 1901
	Species	Chaetodon trifascialis Quoy and Gaimard, 1825 – rightangled butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon trifasciatus Park, 1797 – lineated butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon ulietensis Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831
	Species	Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch, 1787 – onespot coralfish
	Species	Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus, 1758 – crisscross butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon wiebeli Kaup, 1863
	Species	Chaetodon xanthocephalus Bennett, 1833 – yellowhead butterflyfish
	Species	Chaetodon xanthurus Bleeker, 1857
	Species	Chaetodon zanzibarensis Playfair in Playfair and Günther, 1867 – Zanzibar butterflyfish

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:
	Notes:
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	Other Source(s):
	Source:	Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004, website (version 10-May-04)
	Acquired:	2004
	Notes:	http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
	Reference for:	Chaetodon

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Chaetodon

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Eschmeyer, William N.
	Publication Date:	1990
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Genera of Recent Fishes
	Page(s):	iii + 697
	Publisher:	California Academy of Sciences
	Publication Place:	San Francisco, CA, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-940228-23-8
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Chaetodon

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Shiino, Sueo M.
	Publication Date:	1976
	Article/Chapter Title:	List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4
	Page(s):	262
	Publisher:	Shima Marineland
	Publication Place:	Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan
	ISBN/ISSN:	0385-1109
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Chaetodon

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