Taxobox name Pyramidbutterflyfish image Pyramid Butterflyfish.jpg status LC status system iucn3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Chaetodontidae genus Hemitaurichthys species H.polylepis binomial Hemitaurichthys polylepis binomial authority The PyramidButterflyfish Hemitaurichthys polylepis is a species of butterflyfish in the genus Hemitaurichthys . The butterflyfish can grow up to 18cm in length. The PyramidButterflyfish is usually seen in depths between 3 m and 60 m in outer reef areas close to drop offs. It often forms large shoals containing hundreds of individuals all swimming high in the water column feeding on plankton . This species occurs in tropical marine waters of the Eastern Indian Ocean and Western and Central Pacific Ocean Pacific , from South east Asia , Christmas Island and Cocos Keeling Islands Coco Keeling Atoll , north to Japan , south to Australia and east to the Hawaiian Islands Hawaiian and Pitcairn Islands srilanka. In Australia it is known from the north western coast of Western Australia , the Great Barrier Reef , Queensland and northern New South Wales . This butterflyfish family contains a colorful collection of fishes with diverse body patterns. This butterflyfish bears a white pyramid shaped patch on each side. As it grows its head changes color from yellow to brown. Category Chaetodontidae Category Fish of Hawaii Chaetodontidae stub nl Hemitaurichthys polylepis zh ... more details
About marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae unrelated freshwater or African butterflyfish in the family Pantodontidae freshwater butterflyfish Taxobox name Butterflyfish fossil range Fossilrange 72 0 image Chaetodontidae.jpg image caption Various examples of butterflyfishes regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata superclassis Osteichthyes classis Actinopterygii subclassis Neopterygii infraclassis Teleostei ... Chaetodontinae small but see Taxonomy, systematics and evolution text small The butterflyfish are a group ... genus Chaetodon . Butterflyfish look like smaller versions of Pomacanthidae angelfish Pomacanthidae ... , the former are probably not too distantly related to butterflyfish, whereas the Zanclidae seem ... separated by one strong white stripe with long white tendril as dorsal fin Butterflyfish mostly range from Convert 12 to 22 cm in length. The largest species, the lined butterflyfish and the saddle butterflyfish , C. ephippium , grow to Convert 30 cm . The common name references the brightly coloured ... of reef life. The conspicuous coloration of butterflyfish may be intended for interspecies communication. Butterflyfish have uninterrupted dorsal fin s with tail fin s that may be rounded or truncated ... 18 m though some species descend to Convert 180 m , butterflyfish stick to particular home ranges. The coral ... head. Contrastingly, the zooplankton feeders form large conspecific groups. By night butterflyfish hide in reef crevices exhibit markedly different coloration. Their coloration also makes butterflyfish ... generalists and specialist zooplankton feeders. Butterflyfish are pelagic spawners that is, they release ... text Quaternary Q. timeline Gallery gallery Image Seattle Aquarium, 1.JPG Copperband butterflyfish ... Image Chaetodon kleinii.jpg Sunburst butterflyfish , sometimes placed in Lepidochaetodon Image Bep chaetodon bennetti.jpg Bluelashed butterflyfish , Chaetodon bennetti sometimes placed in Megaprotodon ... pt Chaetodontidae ru simple Butterflyfish sk Chaetodontidae fi Perhokalat sv ... more details
African butterflyfish may refer to Freshwater butterflyfish , Pantodon bulchhozi , a freshwater bonytongue fish Chaetodon dolosus , a saltwater butterflyfish disambig ... more details
other Pyramid disambiguation Infobox islands name The Pyramid native name image name image caption locator map Chatham Islands map topo en.svg thumb map caption Map showing location of The Pyramid nickname location coordinates archipelago Chatham Islands total islands major islands area km2 length km width km highest mount elevation m population 0 population as of density km2 ethnic groups country New Zealand additional info The Pyramid is a small island south of Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands group of New Zealand . See also List of islands of New Zealand References references External links Chatham Islands OutlyingNZ geo stub coord 44 25 56 S 176 14 27 W region NZ CIT type isle source kolossus dewiki display title Category Islands of the Chatham Islands Category Uninhabited islands of New Zealand mk de The Pyramid ... more details
Scythemarked butterflyfish can refer to two fish species Prognathodes carlhubbsi , the southern scythemarked butterflyfish. Prognathodes falcifer , the northern scythemarked butterflyfish. Disambig ... more details
About pyramid shaped structures the geometric term Pyramid geometry other uses File Giza pyramids.JPG ... thumb right Pyramid of the Moon , Teotihuacan File Koh Ker temple 2007 .jpg thumb ... A pyramid from lang el pyramis ref http www.perseus.tufts.edu hopper text?doc Perseus ... that of a Pyramid geometry pyramid in the geometric sense that is, its outer surfaces are triangular and converge to a single point at the top. The base of a pyramid can be trilateral, quadrilateral, or any polygon shape, meaning that a pyramid has at least three outer triangular surfaces at least four face geometry faces including the base . The square pyramid , with square base and four triangular outer surfaces, is a common version. A pyramid s design, with the majority of the weight closer ... on top means that less material higher up on the pyramid will be pushing down from ... of largest buildings in the world largest structures on Earth were pyramids first the Red Pyramid in the Dashur Necropolis and then the Great Pyramid of Giza Great Pyramid of Khufu , both of Egypt , the latter the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still remaining. Khufu s Pyramid ... the four cardinal points precisely and it has an angle of 52 degrees. The original height of the Pyramid ... to build houses and Mosques in Cairo. It is still the tallest pyramid. The largest pyramid by volume is the Great Pyramid of Cholula , in the Mexico Mexican state of Puebla . Ancient monuments See ... Some Egyptologists, notably Mark Lehner, state that the Ancient Egyptian word for pyramid was mer ... The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest in Egypt and one of the largest in the world. Until Lincoln ... Lawrence last Pollard ref The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World ... are located near Cairo, with only one royal pyramid being located south of Cairo, at the Abydos temple complex. The pyramid at Abydos, Egypt were commissioned by Ahmose I who founded the Eighteenth ... more details
Not to be confused with the Red tailed Butterflyfish C. collare and Chaetodon lunula Raccoon Butterflyfish . Taxobox name Red finned Butterflyfish image bep chaetodon lunulatus.jpg image width 240px status LC status system iucn3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Chaetodontidae genus Chaetodon small but see text small subgenus Corallochaetodon species C. C. lunulatus binomial Chaetodon Corallochaetodon lunulatus binomial authority Quoy & Gaimard , 1825 The Oval Butterflyfish , Red finned Butterflyfish or redfin butterflyfish Chaetodon lunulatus is a species of butterflyfish family biology family Chaetodontidae . It is found in the Pacific Ocean from Eastern Indonesia to the Hawaiian islands. This is one species of a closely related group which includes the Blacktail butterflyfish which is found in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden and the Melon butterflyfish which is found in the Indian Ocean. ref name fishbase2008 FishBase 2008 ref The Black tailed Butterflyfish C. austriacus and the Melon Butterflyfish C. trifasciatus and the Oval Butterflyfish C. lunulatus are similar in coloration. The former has black caudal fin caudal and anal fin s, while the latter is an Indian Ocean species and has a more conspicuous back patch below the dorsal fin and a mainly yellow anal fin. ref name lm2004 Lieske & Myers 2004 ref Together with the Black tailed and Melon butterflyfishes and probably also the somewhat aberrant Arabian Butterflyfish Chaetodon melapterus C. melapterus it makes up the subgenus Corallochaetodon . They are probably quite close to the subgenus called Citharoedus that name is a junior homonym of a mollusc genus , which contains for example the Scrawled Butterflyfish C. meyeri . Like that group, they might be separated ... ref The Oval Butterflyfish is found at depths between 2 and 20 m in coral rich lagoon s and semi protected ... and aggressive to other Chaetodon . Oval Butterflyfish feed exclusively on coral polyp s. They are oviparous ... more details
Not to be confused with Chaetodon lunulatus , the Oval Butterflyfish. Taxobox name Raccoon butterflyfish image Chaetodon lunula is feeding on sea urchin.jpg image caption Off Kona District, Hawaii Kona Hawai i , feeding on a sea urchin while a Saddle wrasse, Thalassoma duperrey lower left , waits for morsels regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Chaetodontidae genus Chaetodon small but see text small subgenus Rabdophorus species C. R. lunula binomial Chaetodon Rabdophorus lunula binomial authority Lacep de, 1802 The raccoon butterflyfish , Chaetodon lunula , also known as the crescent masked butterflyfish or lunule butterflyfish , is a species of butterflyfish family biology family Chaetodontidae . It is found in the Indo Pacific region and in the southeast Atlantic . Its length is up to 20 cm nearly 8 in . ref name fishbase2008 FishBase 2008 ref It belongs to the large subgenus Rabdophorus which might warrant recognition as a distinct genus . In this group, its closest relative is probably the very similar Red Sea raccoon butterflyfish or diagonal butterflyfish , C. fasciatus . Other close relatives appear to be the black butterflyfish , Chaetodon flavirostris C. flavirostris , Philippine butterflyfish , C. adiergastos , and perhaps also the unusual redtail butterflyfish , C. collare . Although the coloration of this group varies greatly, they are all largish butterflyfishes with an oval outline, and most have a pattern of ascending oblique stripes on the flanks. Except in the red tailed butterflyfish, there is at least a vestigial form of the raccoon mask, with a white space between the dark crown and eye areas. ref Fessler & Westneat 2007 , Hsu et al. 2007 ref In the aquarium The raccoon butterflyfish is generally not aggressive towards other fish, with the exception of lionfish Disambiguation needed date June 2011 and triggerfish . In captivity, the typical lifespan of a raccoon butterflyfish is five to seven years ... more details
Taxobox name Atoll Butterflyfish image image width 220px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Chaetodontidae genus Chaetodon small but see text small subgenus Rhombochaetodon small disputed small species C. R. mertensii binomial Chaetodon mertensii binomial authority Georges Cuvier Cuvier , 1831 The Atoll Butterflyfish , Chaetodon mertensii , is a species of butterflyfish family biology family Chaetodontidae . It is found in the Pacific Ocean from the Ryukyu Islands to the Philippines and extending to Lord Howe Island , Rapa Iti and the Tuamotus . ref name fishbase2008 FishBase 2008 ref It grows to a maximum of 12.5 cm 5 in long. Body color is white with 5 7 Chevron insignia chevron shaped dark grey bands on the sides. The posterior ... The Atoll Butterflyfish is found in deep lagoon s and seaward reef s at 10 120 m depth. It feeds on alga ... Butterflyfish Eritrean C. paucifasciatus and Seychelles Butterflyfish es C. madagaskariensis , and the more distant Pearlscale Butterflyfish C. xanthurus . ref name f whsuetal Fessler & Westneat 2007 , Hsu et al. 2007 ref Image Bep chaetodon madagaskariensis.jpg thumb left Seychelles Butterflyfish C. madagaskariensis . The Atoll Butterflyfish looks almost identical, save for yellower hindparts ... a distinct subgenus Rhombochaetodon with the Atoll Butterflyfish as type species . According ... Butterflyfish Chaetodon argentatus C. argentatus , the Blue striped Butterflyfish Chaetodon fremblii C. fremblii and Burgess Butterflyfish Chaetodon burgessi C. burgessi . C. burgessi is in fact ... name f whsuetal But the expanded group is of unclear relationships to species like the Speckled Butterflyfish C. citrinellus and the Four spotted Butterflyfish C. quadrimaculatus . These might be members of the subgenus Exornator &ndash the lineages around the Spot banded Butterflyfish C. punctatofasciatus .... http rmbr.nus.edu.sg rbz biblio s14 s14rbz10 Hsu pp77 86.pdf PDF fulltext DEFAULTSORT Atoll Butterflyfish ... more details
File Saddle Butterflyfish 1.jpg 300px thumb right A pair of Saddle Butterflyfish found in the coral reef of nearshore water of Northeast Coast, TAIWAN Taxobox name Saddle Butterflyfish image Chaetodon ephippium PLW edit.jpg image width 240px aimge caption Adult regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Chaetodontidae genus Chaetodon small but see text small subgenus Rabdophorus species C. R. ephippium binomial Chaetodon Rabdophorus ephippium binomial authority Georges Cuvier Cuvier , 1831 The Saddle Butterflyfish , Chaetodon ephippium , is a species of butterflyfish family biology family Chaetodontidae . It is found in the Indian Ocean Indian and Pacific Ocean s from Sri Lanka and the Cocos Keeling Islands to the Hawaiian Islands Hawaiian , Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan , south to Rowley Shoals and New South Wales in Australia . ref name fishbase2008 FishBase 2008 ref It is a large butterflyfish, at up to 30 cm nearly 12 in long together with the Lined Butterflyfish C. lineolatus the giant among its genus . In shape it resembles certain Pomacanthidae angelfish es more than most of its relatives. The overall color is yellowish grey, with a large black spot bordered below by a broad white band on the back and wavy blue lines on the lower sides. The throat and the outline of the hind parts is bright yellow. Adults have a filament extending posteriorly from the upper part of the soft portion of the dorsal fin . ref name fishbase2008 The Saddle Butterflyfish is found at depths between 0 and 30 m in coral reef ... genus . In this group, it appears to represent a distinct lineage, with the Dotted Butterflyfish ... the Black backed Butterflyfish C. melannotus , Spot tailed Butterflyfish C. ocellicaudus and Yellow dotted Butterflyfish C. selene , but these are already so distant that their ancestors must have diverged from the Saddle Butterflyfish s soon after the Rabdophorus lineage started to diversify. ref ... more details
Taxobox name Bank butterflyfish image Prognathodes aya.jpg status LC status system iucn3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Chaetodontidae genus Chaetodon species C. aya binomial Chaetodon aya binomial authority Jordan, 1886 The Bank Butterflyfish Chaetodon aya is a species of butterflyfish found in tropical Atlantic water s. Description It is a silver white colored fish with yellow on all fins except the pectoral fins . It also has vertical dark bars on its eyes and near its caudal fin . Habitat and range The Bank Butterflyfish is uncommon throughout its range. It is found on natural and artificial reefs in Florida , the Gulf of Mexico , and off the Yucat n Peninsula . It is also found North to North Carolina . References REEF FISH Identification FLORIDA CARIBBEAN BAHAMAS Humann, Paul and Ned Deloach New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, Fl pp. 32 33 Category Chaetodon Category Animals described in 1886 Chaetodontidae stub nl Prognathodes aya ... more details
Taxobox name Mailed butterflyfish image Chaetodon reticulatus by NPS.jpg image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Chaetodontidae genus Chaetodon REMOVE QUOTES WHEN ARTICLE DISCUSSES THIS small but see text small subgenus Citharoedus species C. R. reticulatus binomial Chaetodon Rabdophorus reticulatus binomial authority Cuvier 1831 The mailed butterflyfish Chaetodon reticulatus is a species of butterflyfish family biology family Chaetodontidae . References FishBase genus Chaetodon species reticutaltus month September year 2010 External links commons inline Chaetodon reticulatus http www.seadb.net en Reticulated butterfly fish Chaetodon reticulatus 99.htm SeaDB article Chaetodontidae stub Category Chaetodon fr Chaetodon reticulatus nl Chaetodon reticulatus zh ... more details
NOTOC Taxobox name Black Butterflyfish image Chaetodon flavirostris 1.jpg image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Chaetodontidae genus Chaetodon small but see text small subgenus Rabdophorus species C. R. flavirostris binomial Chaetodon Rabdophorus flavirostris binomial authority G nther, 1874 The Black Butterflyfish Chaetodon flavirostris is a species of butterflyfish family biology family Chaetodontidae . References http www.fishbase.org Summary SpeciesSummary.php?id 6527 FishBase article commons Chaetodon collare Chaetodontidae stub Category Chaetodon de Schwarzer Falterfisch fr Chaetodon flavirostris nl Chaetodon flavirostris zh ... more details
cleanup date October 2010 Not to be confused with Chaetodon trifasciatus Melon Butterflyfish . See also Chaetodon tricinctus Three striped Butterflyfish and Three banded Butterflyfish . For the Philippines Chevron Butterflyfish, see Chaetodon xanthurus . Triangulate butterflyfish redirects here for the triangular butterflyfishes, see Chaetodon baronessa C. baronessa and Chaetodon triangulum C. triangulum . Taxobox name Chevron Butterflyfish image Bep chaetodon trifascialis.jpg image width 240px image caption Adult status NT status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref IUCN2010.4 assessors Carpenter, K.E. & Pratchett, M. year 2009 title Chaetodon trifascialis id 16571 downloaded 12 April 2011 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Chaetodontidae genus Chaetodon small but see text small subgenus C. Megaprotodon species C. trifascialis binomial Chaetodon Megaprotodon trifascialis binomial authority Quoy & Gaimard , 1825 Chaetodon trifascialis is known as the Chevron Butterflyfish , Triangulate Butterflyfish or V lined Butterflyfish . It is a species of butterflyfish family biology family Chaetodontidae found in the Indo Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaii an and Society Islands . ref name fishbase2008 FishBase 2008 ref Adults have an elongate white body with narrow Chevron insignia chevron markings and may be up to 18 cm 7 in in length ref name fishbase2008 . Juveniles have a mostly yellow tail and a broad black ... 1025033793 31598538 6554472 n.jpg Juvenile of Chevron butterflyfish Image Juvenile of Chevron butterfly.jpg left thumb 172px A juvenile Chevron butterflyfish, demonstrating the color difference compared ... of the subgenera Discochaetodon e.g. Eight banded Butterflyfish , C. octofasciatus and Tetrachaetodon e.g. Mirror Butterflyfish , C. speculum . These, and perhaps other subgenera, would use ... 218719 DEFAULTSORT Chevron Butterflyfish Category Chaetodon Category Fish of the Red Sea Category Fish ... more details
Taxobox name Millet Butterflyfish image Chaetodon miliaris by NPS.jpg image width 240px status LC status system iucn3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Chaetodontidae genus Chaetodon small but see text small subgenus Exornator species C. E. miliaris binomial Chaetodon Exornator miliaris binomial authority Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 The Millet Butterflyfish , Chaetodon miliaris , ref fishbase species genus Chaetodon species miliaris ref is a species of butterflyfish family biology family Chaetodontidae . In its subgenus Exornator it probably belongs to a group that also includes the African Butterflyfish C. dolosus , the Crochet Butterflyfish Chaetodon guentheri C. guentheri and the Reef Butterflyfish C. sedentarius . The Crochet Butterflyfish might be the closest living relative of C. miliaris . If the genus Chaetodon is split up, Exornator might become a subgenus of Lepidochaetodon . ref harvnb Fessler Westneat 2007 ref This fish is endemic to the Hawaiian islands . Footnotes Reflist References commons Chaetodon miliaris cite journal last1 Fessler first1 Jennifer L. last2 Westneat first2 Mark W. year 2007 title Molecular phylogenetics of the butterflyfishes Chaetodontidae Taxonomy and biogeography of a global coral reef fish family. journal Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. volume 45 issue 1 pages 50 68 doi 10.1016 j.ympev.2007.05.018 ref harv Category Chaetodon Category Endemic fauna of Hawaii Category Fish of Hawaii Chaetodontidae stub de Zitronen Falterfisch fr Poisson papillon grains de millet nl Chaetodon miliaris pl Chaetodon miliaris zh ... more details
Not to be confused with Chaetodon trifascialis Chevron Butterflyfish . See also Chaetodon tricinctus Three striped Butterflyfish and Three banded Butterflyfish . Taxobox name Melon Butterflyfish image Bep chaetodon trifasciatus PLW edit.jpg image width 220px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Chaetodontidae genus Chaetodon small but see text small subgenus Corallochaetodon species C. C. trifasciatus binomial Chaetodon Corallochaetodon trifasciatus binomial authority Mungo Park explorer Park , 1797 The Melon Butterflyfish ref name lm2004 Lieske & Myers 2004 ref , Chaetodon trifasciatus , is a species of butterflyfish family biology family Chaetodontidae . It is found in the Indian Ocean from East Africa to Western Java. This is one species of a closely related group which includes the Black tailed Butterflyfish C. austriacus of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden and the Oval Butterflyfish C. lunulatus which is found in the western Pacific , from eastern coasts of the Indonesia n islands to Australia . ref name lmfb Lieske & Myers 2004 , FishBase 2008 ref The Oval Butterflyfish and the Black tailed Butterflyfish resemble C. trifasciatus in coloration. The former has a less conspicuous back patch below the dorsal fin and a mainly dark anal fin , while the latter has black caudal fin caudal and anal fins. ref name lmfb Melon, Black tailed and Oval butterflyfishes and probably also the somewhat aberrant Arabian Butterflyfish Chaetodon melapterus C. melapterus make up the subgenus Corallochaetodon , of which C. trifasciatus is the type species . They are probably quite close to the subgenus called Citharoedus that name is a junior homonym of a mollusc genus , which contains for example the Scrawled Butterflyfish C. meyeri . Like ... & Westneat 2007 , Hsu et al. 2007 ref The Melon Butterflyfish is found at depths between 2 and 20 m ... and may be Territory animal territorial and aggressive to other Chaetodon . Melon Butterflyfish feed ... more details
Taxobox name Seychelles Butterflyfish image bep chaetodon madagaskariensis.jpg image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Chaetodontidae genus Chaetodon small but see text small subgenus Rhombochaetodon small disputed small species C. R. madagaskariensis binomial Chaetodon Rhombochaetodon madagaskariensis binomial authority Ernst Ahl Ahl , 1923 synonyms Chaetodon madagascariensis small lapsus small The Seychelles Butterflyfish , Chaetodon madagaskariensis , is a species of butterflyfish family biology family Chaetodontidae . It is found in the Indian Ocean from eastern Africa as far south as Port Elizabeth in South Africa east to Cocos Keeling Islands and Christmas Island , north to Sri Lanka . The Seychelles Butterflyfish is found in areas of rich coral growth on seaward reef s, at 10 40 m depth. ref name fishbase2008 FishBase 2008 ref It grows to a maximum of 13 cm more than 5 in long. The body color is silver at the head, becoming white towards the tail, with a triangular orange patch covering the posterior and the caudal peduncle . There are a series of dark grey Chevron insignia chevron lines on the sides of the body, partly broken into spots. Between the eyes and the start of the dorsal fin there is a black ... pattern details. Other members of this lineage are the closely related Eritrean Butterflyfish Eritrean C. paucifasciatus and Atoll Butterflyfish es C. mertensii , and the more distant Pearlscale Butterflyfish ... species such as the Asian Butterflyfish Chaetodon argentatus C. argentatus , the Blue striped Butterflyfish Chaetodon fremblii C. fremblii and Burgess Butterflyfish Chaetodon burgessi C. burgessi ... the Speckled Butterflyfish C. citrinellus and the Four spotted Butterflyfish C. quadrimaculatus . These might be members of the subgenus Exornator &ndash the lineages around the Spot banded Butterflyfish ... Seychelles Butterflyfish Category Chaetodon af P rel vlindervis dv fr Chaetodon ... more details
Taxobox name Pearlscale Butterflyfish image bep chaetodon xanthurus.jpg image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Chaetodontidae genus Chaetodon small but see text small subgenus Rhombochaetodon small disputed small species C. R. xanthurus binomial Chaetodon Rhombochaetodon xanthurus binomial authority Bleeker, 1857 The Pearlscale Butterflyfish Chaetodon xanthurus is a species of butterflyfish family biology family Chaetodontidae also known as Yellow tailed Butterflyfish or Philippines Chevron Butterflyfish the Chevron Butterflyfish is an unrelated species of Chaetodon . It is found on or around the reef s of the western Pacific Ocean from Indonesia and the Philippines north to the Ryukyu Islands . ref name fishbase2008 FishBase 2008 ref In the wild adults can grow to 15 cm with no discernible differences between males and females. The body is pearly white and the scales have black edges, giving the sides a more cross ... butterflyfish are a Diurnality diurnal species and usually found at depths below 15 m 49 ft .... Due to its attractive colors, the Pearlscale Butterflyfish is a well known aquarium fish. A 50 gallon ... details. Other members of this lineage are the Atoll Butterflyfish Atoll C. mertensii , Eritrean Butterflyfish Eritrean C. paucifasciatus and Seychelles butterflyfish es C. madagaskariensis , which ... and more singular lineages. These include species such as the Asian Butterflyfish Chaetodon argentatus C. argentatus , the Blue striped Butterflyfish Chaetodon fremblii C. fremblii and Burgess Butterflyfish ... is of unclear relationships to species like the Speckled Butterflyfish C. citrinellus and the Four spotted Butterflyfish C. quadrimaculatus . These might be members of the subgenus Exornator &ndash the lineages around the Spot banded Butterflyfish C. punctatofasciatus &ndash and C. citrinellus certainly ... Hsu pp77 86.pdf PDF fulltext DEFAULTSORT Pearlscale Butterflyfish Category Chaetodon fr Chaetodon ... more details
Taxobox name Diagonal Butterflyfish image Chaetodon fasciatus.JPG image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Chaetodontidae genus Chaetodon small but see text small subgenus Rabdophorus species C. R. fasciatus binomial Chaetodon Rabdophorus fasciatus binomial authority Forssk l , 1775 The Diagonal Butterflyfish Chaetodon fasciatus , also known as the Red Sea Raccoon Butterflyfish , is a species of butterflyfish family biology family Chaetodontidae . It is found in the Red Sea only. ref name fishbase2008 FishBase 2008 ref They have a yellow body with 11 diagonal stripes and reach a maximum length of 22 cm c.9 in . ref name fishbase2008 In their native habitat , they swim over and around coral s, on which they also feed. ref Siliotti 2002 ref It belongs to the large subgenus Rabdophorus which might warrant recognition as a distinct genus . In this group, its closest relative is probably the very similar common Raccoon Butterflyfish C. lunula . Other close relatives appear to be the Black Butterflyfish Chaetodon flavirostris C. flavirostris , Philippine Butterflyfish C. adiergastos , and perhaps also the unusual Red tailed Butterflyfish C. collare . Although the coloration of this group varies quite a lot, they are all largish butterflyfishes with an oval outline, and most have a pattern of ascending oblique stripes on the flanks. Except in the Red tailed Butterflyfish, there is at least a vestigial form of the raccoon mask, with a white space between the dark crown and eye areas. ref Fessler & Westneat 2007 , Hsu et al. 2007 ref Footnotes Reflist References commons category Chaetodon fasciatus aut Fessler, Jennifer L. & Westneat, Mark W. 2007 Molecular phylogenetics of the butterflyfishes Chaetodontidae Taxonomy and biogeography of a global coral reef fish family. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ... ISBN 88 87177 42 2 small DEFAULTSORT Diagonal Butterflyfish Category Chaetodon Category Fish of the Red ... more details
Taxobox name Lined Butterflyfish image Chaetodon lineolatus.jpg image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Chaetodontidae genus Chaetodon small but see text small subgenus Rabdophorus species C. R. lineolatus binomial Chaetodon Rabdophorus lineolatus binomial authority Georges Cuvier Cuvier , 1831 The Lined Butterflyfish Chaetodon lineolatus is a butterflyfish family biology family Chaetodontidae , one of the largest species in the genus Chaetodon ref name lm2004 Lieske & Myers 2004 ref . They have a wide range from the Red Sea to South Africa and as far east as southern Japan and Hawaii . ref name fishbase2008 FishBase 2008 ref Lined butterflyfish may grow up to 30 cm nearly 12 in long, which among Chaetodon is matched only by the Saddle Butterflyfish C. ephippium . They are white in color, with thin black vertical bars which join a thick black band at the base of the tail and dorsal fin . The tail, dorsal, and anal fin s are yellow. ref name lm2004 This uncommon fish is found in pairs or swimming alone, or occasionally in spawn biology spawn ing aggregations. It occurs between 2 and 50 m depth, in coral rich areas of reef s and lagoon s. Coral polyp s, small anemone s, algae and invertebrate s make up their diet. ref Lieske & Myers 2004 , FishBase 2008 ref It belongs to the large subgenus Rabdophorus which might warrant recognition as a distinct genus . In this group, it seems to be member of a lineage also containing species such as the Spot naped Butterflyfish C. oxycephalus , or the peculiar Black wedged Butterflyfish C. falcula and Pacific Double saddle Butterflyfish or False Falcula C. ulietensis . These four differ wildly in shape, but all have bluish vertical lines on a white body with yellow ... cheeked Butterflyfish C. semilarvatus seems to be a far more basal evolution basal lineage of Rabdophorus ... . HarperCollins, London. small ISBN 0 00 715986 2 small DEFAULTSORT Lined Butterflyfish Category ... more details
Taxobox name Eight banded Butterflyfish image bep chaetodon octofasciatus.jpg image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Chaetodontidae genus Chaetodon small but see text small subgenus Discochaetodon species C. D. octofasciatus binomial Chaetodon Discochaetodon octofasciatus binomial authority Marcus Elieser Bloch Bloch , 1787 The Eight banded Butterflyfish or eightband butterflyfish Chaetodon octofasciatus , is a species of butterflyfish family biology family Chaetodontidae . It is found in the Pacific Ocean from Indonesia and the Philippines via Papua New Guinea and the Great Barrier Reef to the Solomon Islands , Palau , and north to China it extends into the Indian Ocean at least to the Maldives , India and Sri Lanka . ref name fishbase2008 FishBase 2008 ref This small butterflyfish grows to a maximum of 12 cm long nearly 5 in . Its body is white, shading into yellowish on the belly. It has 7 black vertical stripes over head and sides and one centrally on the snout. The third line extends onto the ventral fin s. There is a strong black margin on the aft dorsal fin dorsal and anal fin s. ref name fishbase2008 It is a close relative of the Golden Butterflyfish Chaetodon aureofasciatus C. aureofasciatus and less close to Rainford s Butterflyfish Chaetodon rainfordi C. rainfordi . Probably including the Three striped Butterflyfish Chaetodon tricinctus C. tricinctus also, these diverse but always high bodied species make up the subgenus Discochaetodon , of which C. octofasciatus is the type species . They appear to be close relatives of the subgenus Tetrachaetodon which includes for example the Mirror Butterflyfish C. speculum and together with these would probably go in Megaprotodon if Chaetodon is split up. ref Fessler & Westneat 2007 , Hsu et al. 2007 ref The Eight banded Butterflyfish is found at depths between 3 and 20 m in coral reef s. Adults swim in pairs in coral rich areas of sheltered inshore ... more details
Taxobox name Black tailed Butterflyfish image Bep chaetodon austriacus edit.jpg image width 240px status LC status system iucn3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Butterflyfish Chaetodontidae genus Chaetodon small but see text small subgenus Corallochaetodon species C. C. austriacus binomial Chaetodon Corallochaetodon austriacus binomial authority Eduard R ppell R ppell 1836 synonyms Chaetodon klunzingeri small Kossmann & R uber, 1877 small The Black tailed Butterflyfish or blacktail butterflyfish , also called Exquisite Butterflyfish , is known as Chaetodon austriacus by its binomial nomenclature scientific name . This species of butterflyfish family biology family Chaetodontidae is found in the Red Sea and around southern Oman only. ref Lieske & Myers 2004 , FishBase 2008 ref Supposedly, a Black tailed Butterflyfish was sighted in El Nido, Palawan Philippines by Dr. Gerry Allen during a fish identification project in July 2007. ref http seafishes.wordpress.com 2008 08 26 blacktail butterflyfish chaetodon austriacus ref The Black tailed Butterflyfish is up to 14 cm long and is orange with thin, curved black stripes. Its fish anatomy Types of fin anal fin and tail are black. The body of juveniles is whiter above with white bands on the tail. The Melon butterflyfish C. trifasciatus and the Oval butterflyfish C. lunulatus are similar in coloration but have less black on the fish anatomy Types of fin caudal and fish anatomy Types of fin anal fin s. ref name lm2004 Lieske & Myers 2004 ref Together with the Melon and Oval butterflyfishes and probably also the somewhat aberrant Arabian butterflyfish C. melapterus it makes up the subgenus Corallochaetodon . They are probably quite close to the subgenus called Citharoedus that name is a homonym biology junior homonym of a mollusca mollusc genus , which contains for example the Scrawled butterflyfish C. meyeri . Like that group, they might be separated in Megaprotodon if the genus ... more details
Taxobox name Ornate Butterflyfish image bep chaetodon ornatissimus.jpg image width 240px image caption At Sipadan Island Malaysia status LC status system iucn3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Chaetodontidae genus Chaetodon small but see text small subgenus Citharoedus species C. C. ornatissimus binomial Chaetodon Citharoedus ornatissimus binomial authority Cuvier, 1831 The Ornate Butterflyfish , Chaetodon ornatissimus , is a species of butterflyfish family biology family Chaetodontidae . It is found in depths down to 36 m. ref name fishbase2008 FishBase 2008 ref It is a close relative of the Mailed Butterflyfish Chaetodon reticulatus C. reticulatus and the Scrawled Butterflyfish C. meyeri . Together they make up the subgenus called Citharoedus , but as this name had already been used for a mollusc genus when it was given to the fish, it is not valid. They are probably quite close to the subgenus Corallochaetodon which contains for example the Melon Butterflyfish C. trifasciatus . Like these, they might be separated in Megaprotodon if the genus Chaetodon is split up. ref Fessler & Westneat 2007 , Hsu et al. 2007 ref Footnotes Reflist References commons Chaetodon ornatissimus aut Fessler, Jennifer L. & Westneat, Mark W. 2007 Molecular phylogenetics of the butterflyfishes Chaetodontidae Taxonomy and biogeography of a global coral reef fish family. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 45 1 50 68. small doi 10.1016 j.ympev.2007.05.018 small HTML abstract aut FishBase 2008 http www.fishbase.org Summary SpeciesSummary.php?id 6550 Chaetodon ornatissimus . Retrieved 2008 SEP 01. aut Hsu, Kui Ching Chen, Jeng Ping & Shao, Kwang Tsao 2007 Molecular phylogeny of Chaetodon Teleostei Chaetodontidae in the Indo West Pacific evolution in geminate species pairs and species groups. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 14 77 86. http rmbr.nus.edu.sg rbz biblio s14 s14rbz10 Hsu pp77 86.pdf PDF fulltext ... more details
Taxobox name Teardrop Butterflyfish image Chaetodon unimaculatus 1.jpg image width 220px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Chaetodontidae genus Chaetodon small but see text small subgenus Lepidochaetodon species C. L. unimaculatus binomial Chaetodon Lepidochaetodon unimaculatus binomial authority Bloch, 1787 The Teardrop Butterflyfish , Chaetodon unimaculatus , is a species of butterflyfish family biology family Chaetodontidae . ref name fishbase2008 FishBase 2008 ref In the Indian Ocean it is replaced by the Yellow Teardrop Butterflyfish C. interruptus , now considered to be a separate species but previously included in C. unimaculatus as a subspecies . In its subgenus Lepidochaetodon &ndash sometimes considered a separate genus &ndash it is only distantly related to species such as the Sunburst Butterflyfish C. kleinii and the Tahiti Butterflyfish Chaetodon trichrous C. trichrous ref Fessler & Westneat 2007 , Hsu et al. 2007 ref . Description and ecology Empty section date July 2010 Footnotes Reflist References commons Chaetodon unimaculatus aut Fessler, Jennifer L. & Westneat, Mark W. 2007 Molecular phylogenetics of the butterflyfishes Chaetodontidae Taxonomy and biogeography of a global coral reef fish family. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 45 1 50 68. small doi 10.1016 j.ympev.2007.05.018 small HTML abstract aut FishBase 2008 http www.fishbase.org Summary SpeciesSummary.php?id 5581 Chaetodon unimaculatus . Version of 2008 JAN 14. Retrieved 2008 SEP 01. aut Hsu, Kui Ching Chen, Jeng Ping & Shao, Kwang Tsao 2007 Molecular phylogeny of Chaetodon Teleostei Chaetodontidae in the Indo West Pacific evolution in geminate species pairs and species groups. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 14 77 86. http rmbr.nus.edu.sg rbz biblio s14 s14rbz10 Hsu pp77 86.pdf PDF fulltext Category Chaetodon Category Fish of Hawaii Chaetodontidae stub de Tr nentropfen Falterfisch dv fr Poisson ... more details
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