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Chaetodon xanthocephalus  Bennett, 1833
Taxonomic Serial No.: 169608

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Chaetodon auromarginatus Bliss, 1883
  
    Chaetodon dayi Ahl, 1923
  
    Chaetodon nigripinnatus Desjardins, 1836
  
    Chaetodon nigripinnis Peters, 1855
  
    Chelmo pulcher Steindachner, 1875
  
  Common Name(s): yellowhead butterflyfish [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderPerciformes  – perch-like fishes  
                               SuborderPercoidei   
                                  FamilyChaetodontidae  – butterflyfishes, peces mariposa, poissons-papillons  
                                     GenusChaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 – butterflyfishes  
                                        SpeciesChaetodon xanthocephalus Bennett, 1833 – yellowhead butterflyfish  
       

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  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 01-Jun-2000, website (version 1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Chaetodon xanthocephalus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Chaetodon xanthocephalus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  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   
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  Reference for: Chaetodon xanthocephalus   
       

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