Chaetodon
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Chaetodon Temporal range: 28–0 Ma Late Oligocene? – Recent |
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Foureye butterflyfish, C. capistratus the type species of Chaetodon |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
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Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
"Citharoedus" Kaup, 1860 (non Herrmannsen, 1847: preoccupied)
Corallochaetodon Burgess, 1978
Discochaetodon Nalbant, 1971
Exornator Nalbant, 1971
Gonochaetodon Bleeker, 1876
Lepidochaetodon Bleeker, 1876
Megaprotodon Guichenot, 1848
Rabdophorus Swainson, 1839
Rhombochaetodon Burgess, 1978 (disputed)
Tetrachaetodon Weber & Beaufort, 1936
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Chaetodon is a tropical fish genus in the family Chaetodontidae. Like their relatives, they are known as "butterflyfish". This genus is by far the largest among the Chaetodontidae, with about 90 living species included here, though most might warrant recognition as distinct genera.
There are currently 88 recognized species in this genus:
Spotband butterflyfish
Chaetodon (Exornator) punctatofasciatus
Peppered butterflyfish
Chaetodon (Exornator) guttatissimus
Fourspot butterflyfish
Chaetodon (Exornator) quadrimaculatus
Teardrop butterflyfish
Chaetodon (Lepidochaetodon) unimaculatus
Seychelles butterflyfish
Chaetodon (Rhombochaetodon) madagaskariensis
Brownburnie
Chaetodon (Rhombochaetodon) blackburnii
A group of Yellow teardrop butterflyfish
Chaetodon (Lepidochaetodon) interruptus
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