Family Chaetodontidae - Butterflyfishes
  Order
:
Chaetodontidae Chaetodontidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 12 | Species : 136 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
many
  First Fossil Record
:
lower   Tertiary   lower   Eocene
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Atlantic (tropical to temperate), Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Primarily Indo-west Pacific. Highly compressed body. Dorsal fin continuous, with 6-16 spines and 15-30 soft rays. Spines in anal fin 3-5, usually 3, and 14-23 soft rays. Caudal fin with 15 branched rays, rounded to emarginate. Scales extend onto anal and dorsal fins. Mouth small, terminal and protrusible with a band or rows of small brushlike teeth. Gut coiled several times. Two anteriorly directed processes in swim bladder. Vertebrae 24 (11+13). Most with bright coloration, a dark band across the eye and an 'eyespot' dorsally. Generally near coral reefs. Typically diurnal. Many feed on a combination of coelenterate polyps or tentacles, small invertebrates, fish eggs, and filamentous algae while others are specialists or planktivores. Most species occur as heterosexual pairs. Pelagic spawners. Tholichthys larval stage with the head region covered with bony plates. Some of the planktivores and generalists do well in the aquarium, but most species are difficult to maintain, and obligate corallivores nearly impossible.
  Etymology
:
Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous, odontos = tooth, teeth. 1750 (Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
normal
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Eupercaria | | | Chaetodontiformes | | | Chaetodontidae

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Ref.
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Species/Synonymy list for the family Chaetodontidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus, 1758
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon bricei Smith, 1898
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon striatus Linnaeus, 1758
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon consuelae Mowbray, 1928
synonymjuniororiginal
Anisochaetodon trivirgatus Weber & de Beaufort, 1936
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus, 1758
acceptedseniororiginal
Anisochaetodon vagabundus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Tetragonoptrus vagabundus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
! Chaetodon vugabundus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
! Chaetodon mesogallicus Cuvier, 1829
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon pictus (non Forsskål, 1775)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775
acceptedseniororiginal
Pomacanthus filamentosus Lacepède, 1802
synonymjuniororiginal
Anisochaetodon auriga (Forsskål, 1775)
synonymseniornew
Linophora auriga (Forsskål, 1775)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniorchange in rank
Sarothrodus auriga (Forsskål, 1775)
synonymseniornew
Tetragonoptrus auriga (Forsskål, 1775)
synonymseniornew
Chaetodon setifer Bloch, 1795
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Pomacentrus setifer (Bloch, 1795)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniornew
! Chaetodon satifer Bloch, 1795
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon sebanus Cuvier, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon lunaris Gronow, 1854
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Chaetodon fasciatus Forsskål, 1775
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Chaetodon flavus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon mesoleucos Forsskål, 1775
acceptedseniororiginal
! Chaetodon mesoleucor Forsskål, 1775
synonymseniororiginal
! Chaetodon mesoleucus Forsskål, 1775
synonymseniororiginal
Chaetodon hadjan Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon pictus Forsskål, 1775
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Chaetodon collare Bloch, 1787
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodontops collare (Bloch, 1787)
synonymseniornew
! Chaetodon collaris Bloch, 1787
synonymseniororiginal
Chaetodon viridis Bleeker, 1845
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon fowleri Klausewitz, 1955
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Chaetodon interruptus (non Ahl, 1923)
misappliedmisappliedchange in rank
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
! Chaetodon kleini Bloch, 1790
synonymseniororiginal
! Choetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790
synonymseniororiginal
! Tetragonoptrus kleini (Bloch, 1790)
synonymseniornew
Chaetodon melastomus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon melammystax Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon flavescens Bennett, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon virescens Cuvier, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon bellulus Thiollière, 1857
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon falcula Bloch, 1795
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
! Chaetodon facula Bloch, 1795
synonymseniororiginal
Chaetodon dizoster Valenciennes, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
Tetragonoptrus dizoster (Valenciennes, 1831)
synonymjuniornew
! Chaetodon ulientensis (non Cuvier, 1831)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
! Choetodon trifasciatus (Park, 1797)
synonymseniornew
Chaetodon vittatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
Tetragonoptrus vittatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymjuniornew
Chaetodon taunigrum Cuvier, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon bellus Solander, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon layardi Blyth, 1852
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon pepek Montrouzier, 1857
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon ovalis Thiollière, 1857
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon lunulatus (non Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chaetodon melannotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
! Chaetodon melanotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
! Tetragonoptrus melanotus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymseniornew
Chaetodon dorsalis Rüppell, 1829
synonymjuniororiginal
Tetragonoptrus dorsalis (Rüppell, 1829)
synonymjuniornew
Chaetodon melanotus Cuvier, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
Chaetodon abhortani Cuvier, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon reinwardtii Günther, 1860
synonymjuniororiginal
! Chaetodon reinwardti Günther, 1860
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon meyeri Bloch & Schneider, 1801
acceptedseniororiginal
Holacanthus flavoniger Lacepède, 1802
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802)
acceptedseniornew
Pomacentrus lunula Lacepède, 1802
synonymseniororiginal
Chaetodontops lunula (Lacepède, 1802)
synonymseniornew
Tetragonoptrus lunula (Lacepède, 1802)
synonymseniornew
! Chaetodon iunula (Lacepède, 1802)
synonymseniornew
! Chaetodon luluna (Lacepède, 1802)
synonymseniornew
! Chaetodon lunulatus Shaw, 1803
ambiguousotheroriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Chaetodon fasciatus (non Forsskål, 1775)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Tetragonoptrus fasciatus (non Forsskål, 1775)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Chaetodon lunulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon miliaris Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Chaetodon mantelliger Jenkins, 1901
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon trifascialis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
acceptedseniororiginal
Megaprotodon trifascialis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
synonymseniornew
! Megapotodon trifascialis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon triangularis Rüppell, 1829
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
! Chaetodon striangulus Cuvier, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon leachii Cuvier, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon strigangulus Lay & Bennett, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Eteira taunayi Kaup, 1860
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon tearlachi Curtiss, 1938
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon fremblii Bennett, 1828
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon baronessa Cuvier, 1829
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
! Chaetodon barronessa Cuvier, 1829
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Chaetodon descussatus Cuvier, 1829
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon vagabundus (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Anisochaetodon pictus (non Forsskål, 1775)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Chaetodon pictus (non Forsskål, 1775)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chaetodon rafflesii Anonymous [Bennett], 1830
acceptedseniororiginal
! Anisochaetodon rafflesi (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
synonymseniornew
! Chaetodon raffelsii Anonymous [Bennett], 1830
synonymseniororiginal
! Chaetodon rafflesi Anonymous [Bennett], 1830
synonymseniororiginal
! Chaetodon rafflessi Anonymous [Bennett], 1830
synonymseniororiginal
Chaetodon sebae Cuvier, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon princeps Cuvier, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon dahli Ahl, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon bennetti Cuvier, 1831
acceptedseniororiginal
! Chaetodon benetti Cuvier, 1831
synonymseniororiginal
! Chaetodon binetti Cuvier, 1831
synonymseniororiginal
Chaetodon vinctus Lay & Bennett, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Chaetodon nigripes De Vis, 1884
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon garnoti Lesson, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon mulsanti Thiollière, 1857
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon larvatus Cuvier, 1831
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon karraf Cuvier, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
! Chaetodon lieneolatus Cuvier, 1831
synonymseniororiginal
Chaetodon lunatus Cuvier, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon tallii Bleeker, 1854
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon mertensii Cuvier, 1831
acceptedseniororiginal
! Chaetodon mertensi Cuvier, 1831
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Chaetodon dixoni Regan, 1904
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon lydiae Curtiss, 1938
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier, 1831
acceptedseniororiginal
Megaprotodon plebeius (Cuvier, 1831)
synonymseniornew
! Chaetodon plebelus Cuvier, 1831
synonymseniororiginal
Chaetodon cordiformis Thiollière, 1857
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
! Chaetodon recticulatus Cuvier, 1831
synonymseniororiginal
Chaetodon superbus Broussonet, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon superbus Lesson, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon melanopoma Playfair, 1867
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon speculum Cuvier, 1831
acceptedseniororiginal
Nalbantius speculum (Cuvier, 1831)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
! Chaetodon ulientensis Cuvier, 1831
synonymseniororiginal
Chaetodon aurora De Vis, 1884
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon falcula (non Bloch, 1795)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Choetodon maculatus Sauvage, 1891
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon maculatus Sauvage, 1891
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon bimaculatus (non Bloch, 1790)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Tetragonoptrus bimaculatus (non Bloch, 1790)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Chaetodon nigripinnatus Desjardins, 1836
synonymjuniororiginal
! Choetodon nigripinnatus Desjardins, 1836
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chelmo pulcher Steindachner, 1875
synonymjuniororiginal
Tetragonoptrus pulcher (Steindachner, 1875)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon dayi Ahl, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon austriacus Rüppell, 1836
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Citharoedus austriacus (Rüppell, 1836)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
Chaetodon klunzingeri Kossman & Räuber, 1877
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon trifasciatus klunzingeri Kossman & Räuber, 1877
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Chaetodon vittatus (non Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chaetodon blackburnii Desjardins, 1836
acceptedseniororiginal
! Chaetodon blackburni Desjardins, 1836
synonymseniororiginal
! Chaetodon blockburnii Desjardins, 1836
synonymseniororiginal
! Tetragonoptrus blackburni (Desjardins, 1836)
synonymseniornew
Chaetodon oxycephalus Bleeker, 1853
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon selene Bleeker, 1853
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon semeion Bleeker, 1855
acceptedseniororiginal
! Chaetodon semion Bleeker, 1855
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon xanthurus Bleeker, 1857
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon humeralis Günther, 1860
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon mitratus Günther, 1860
acceptedseniororiginal
Tetragonoptrus mitratus (Günther, 1860)
synonymseniornew
Chaetodon robustus Günther, 1860
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon luciae Rochebrune, 1880
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon striatus (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon gracilis Günther, 1860
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon melapterus Guichenot, 1863
acceptedseniororiginal
! Choetodon melapterus Guichenot, 1863
synonymseniororiginal
Chaetodon melanopterus Playfair, 1867
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
! Chaetodon weibeli Kaup, 1863
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
! Chaetodon bella-maris Seale, 1914
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon frenatus Fowler, 1935
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon leucopleura Playfair, 1867
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon gardneri (non Norman, 1939)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Chaetodon zanzibariensis Playfair, 1867
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon germanus De Vis, 1884
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Chaetodon punctatofasciatus (non Günther, 1860)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
acceptedseniororiginal
! Chaetodon sanctae helenae Günther, 1868
synonymseniororiginal
! Chaetodon sanctaehelena Günther, 1868
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon flavirostris Günther, 1874
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Chaetodon aphrodite Ogilby, 1889
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon trichrous Günther, 1874
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon obscurus Boulenger, 1888
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon hoefleri Steindachner, 1881
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon striatus (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chaetodon luciae (non Rochebrune, 1880)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chaetodon nippon Steindachner & Döderlein, 1883
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon carens Seale, 1910
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon auripes Jordan & Snyder, 1901
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon aureus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Chaetodon colare (non Bloch, 1787)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Chaetodon collare (non Bloch, 1787)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chaetodon collaris (non Bloch, 1787)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chaetodon colloris (non Bloch, 1787)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Chaetodon modestus (non Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon daedalma Jordan & Fowler, 1902
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon assarius Waite, 1905
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon fasciatus (non Forsskål, 1775)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chaetodon argentatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1911
acceptedseniororiginal
Anisochaetodon argentatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1911)
synonymseniornew
Chaetodon falcula (non Bloch, 1795)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chaetodon marleyi Regan, 1921
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon hoefleri (non Steindachner, 1881)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon miliaris (non Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Choetodon miliaris (non Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Chaetodon guntheri (non Ahl, 1923)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Chaetodon guntheri Ahl, 1923
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon miliaris (non Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chaetodon garretti (non Ahl, 1923)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Chaetodon chrysurus Desjardins, 1834
ambiguousotheroriginal
Chaetodon miliaris (non Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chaetodon xanthurus (non Bleeker, 1857)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Chaetodon rainfordi McCulloch, 1923
acceptedseniororiginal
! Chaetodon rainfordii McCulloch, 1923
synonymseniororiginal
Chaetodon gardineri Norman, 1939
acceptedseniororiginal
! Chaetodon gardneri Norman, 1939
synonymseniororiginal
Chaetodon selene (non Bleeker, 1853)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chaetodon tinkeri Schultz, 1951
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon burgessi Allen & Starck, 1973
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon litus Randall & Caldwell, 1973
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon declivis Randall, 1975
acceptedseniororiginal
! Chaetodon declevis Burgess & Randall, 1978
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon smithi Randall, 1975
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon hemichrysus Burgess & Randall, 1978
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon dialeucos Salm & Mee, 1989
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon andamanensis Kuiter & Debelius, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Chaetodon acuminatus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
! Heniochus accuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Heniochus macrolepidotus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniornew
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Heniochus varius (Cuvier, 1829)
acceptedseniornew
Taurichthys varius Cuvier, 1829
synonymseniororiginal
Taurichthys viridis Cuvier, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
Taurichthys bleekeri Castelnau, 1875
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Heniochus chrysostomas Cuvier, 1831
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Heniochus melanistion Bleeker, 1854
synonymjuniororiginal
Heniochus drepanoides Thiollière, 1857
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon teatae Curtiss, 1938
synonymjuniororiginal
Heniochus monoceros Cuvier, 1831
acceptedseniororiginal
Taurichthys monoceros (Cuvier, 1831)
synonymseniornew
! Heniochus monoceras Cuvier, 1831
synonymseniororiginal
Heniochus permutatus (non Cuvier, 1831)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Heniochus intermedius Steindachner, 1893
acceptedseniororiginal
! Heniochus intermedium Steindachner, 1893
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Heniochus diphreustes Jordan, 1903
synonymseniororiginal
Heniochus acuminatus (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliednew
Heniochus singularius Smith & Radcliffe, 1911
acceptedseniororiginal
! Heniochus singularis Smith & Radcliffe, 1911
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Heniochus varius (non Cuvier, 1829)
misappliedmisappliednew
Chelmon rostratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Chaetodon rostratus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Chelmo rostratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
! Chaelmo rostratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Chelmon lol Montrouzier, 1857
synonymjuniororiginal
Chelmon rostratus marginalis (non Richardson, 1842)
misappliedmisappliedchange in rank
Chelmon marginalis Richardson, 1842
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Chelmo tricinctus Castelnau, 1875
synonymjuniororiginal
Chelmon muelleri Klunzinger, 1879
acceptedseniororiginal
! Chelmo muelleri Klunzinger, 1879
synonymseniororiginal
! Chelmo mülleri Klunzinger, 1879
synonymseniororiginal
! Chelmon mülleri Klunzinger, 1879
synonymseniororiginal
Coradion chrysozonus (Cuvier, 1831)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Chaetodon labiatus Cuvier, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon guttatus Gronow, 1854
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
Coradion melanopus (Cuvier, 1831)
acceptedseniornew
Chaetodon melanopus Cuvier, 1831
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Coradion altivelis McCulloch, 1916
acceptedseniororiginal
! Coradion altivelus McCulloch, 1916
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Coradion calendula Matsunuma, Motomura & Seah, 2023
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Chaetodon aculeatus (Poey, 1860)
synonymseniornew
Chelmo pelta Günther, 1860
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon unicolor Sauvage, 1880
synonymjuniororiginal
Prognathodes dichrous (Günther, 1869)
acceptedseniornew
Chaetodon dichrous Günther, 1869
synonymseniororiginal
Prognathodes aya (Jordan, 1886)
acceptedseniornew
Chaetodon aya Jordan, 1886
synonymseniororiginal
Chaetodon eques Steindachner, 1903
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Bauchotia marcellae (Poll, 1950)
synonymseniornew
! Chaetodon maecellae Poll, 1950
synonymseniororiginal
Chaetodon altipinnis Cadenat, 1951
synonymjuniororiginal
Prognathodes falcifer (Hubbs & Rechnitzer, 1958)
acceptedseniornew
Chaetodon falcifer Hubbs & Rechnitzer, 1958
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Prognathodes guyannensis (Durand, 1960)
synonymseniornew
Chaetodon goniodes Woods, 1961
synonymjuniororiginal
Prognathodes guezei (Maugé & Bauchot, 1976)
acceptedseniornew
Chaetodon guezei Maugé & Bauchot, 1976
synonymseniororiginal
Prognathodes obliquus (Lubbock & Edwards, 1980)
acceptedseniornew
Chaetodon obliquus Lubbock & Edwards, 1980
synonymseniororiginal
Prognathodes guyotensis (Yamamoto & Tameka, 1982)
acceptedseniornew
Chaetodon guyotensis Yamamoto & Tameka, 1982
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Prognathodes basabei Pyle & Kosaki, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Prognathodes geminus Copus, Pyle, Greene & Randall, 2019
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Platax ocellatus Cuvier, 1831
synonymseniororiginal
! Parachaetodon osceillatus (Cuvier, 1831)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon townleyi De Vis, 1884
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Chelmo truncatus (Kner, 1859)
synonymseniornew
Chelmo trochilus Günther, 1874
synonymjuniororiginal
Chelmonops trochilus (Günther, 1874)
synonymjuniornew
Chelmonops curiosus Kuiter, 1986
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Chaetodon polylepis Bleeker, 1857
synonymseniororiginal
Hemitaurichthys zoster (Bennett, 1831)
acceptedseniornew
Chaetodon zoster Bennett, 1831
synonymseniororiginal
Tetragonoptrus zoster (Bennett, 1831)
synonymseniornew
! Hemitaurichtys zoster (Bennett, 1831)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemitaurichthys multispinus Burgess & Randall, 1978
synonymjuniororiginal
Forcipiger longirostris (Broussonet, 1782)
acceptedseniornew
Chaetodon longirostris Broussonet, 1782
synonymseniororiginal
Chelmo longirostris (Broussonet, 1782)
synonymseniornew
Prognathodes longirostris (Broussonet, 1782)
synonymseniornew
Forcipiger inornatus Randall, 1961
synonymjuniororiginal
Forcipiger cyrano Randall, 1961
synonymjuniororiginal
Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898
acceptedseniororiginal
! Foreipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898
synonymseniororiginal
Chelmo longirostris (non Broussonet, 1782)
misappliedmisappliednew
Forcipiger longirostris (non Broussonet, 1782)
misappliedmisappliednew
Forcipiger wanai Allen, Erdmann & Jones Sbrocco, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Roa excelsa (Jordan, 1921)
acceptedseniornew
Loa excelsa Jordan, 1921
synonymseniororiginal
Chaetodon excelsa (Jordan, 1921)
synonymseniornew
Heniochus excelsa (Jordan, 1923)
synonymseniornew
Roa modesta (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
acceptedseniornew
Chaetodon modestus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
synonymseniororiginal
Coradion modestus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
synonymseniornew
Paracanthochaetodon modestus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
synonymseniornew
! Coradion modestum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
synonymseniornew
! Roa modestus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
synonymseniornew
Coradion desmotes Jordan & Fowler, 1902
synonymjuniororiginal
Chaetodon desmotes (Jordan & Fowler, 1902)
synonymjuniornew
Roa jayakari (Norman, 1939)
acceptedseniornew
Chaetodon jayakari Norman, 1939
synonymseniororiginal
Coradion jayakari (Norman, 1939)
synonymseniornew
Roa australis Kuiter, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon modestus (non Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Roa rumsfeldi Rocha, Pinheiro, Wandell, Rocha & Shepherd, 2017
acceptedseniororiginal
Roa haraguchiae Uejo, Senou & Motomura, 2020
acceptedseniororiginal
Roa semilunaris Matsunuma & Motomura, 2022
acceptedseniororiginal
Roa uejoi Matsunuma & Motomura, 2022
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
Amphichaetodon melbae Burgess & Caldwell, 1978
acceptedseniororiginal
Chaetodon aureus Molina, 1782
synonymotheroriginal
Chaetodon chilensis Gmelin, 1789
synonymotheroriginal
acceptedseniornew
Chaetodon howensis Waite, 1903
synonymseniororiginal
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