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View Mode View All Pictures Species Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier    Chaetodon ephippium was originally described as Chaetodon ephippium by Cuvier in 1831. It belongs to the family Chaetodontidae. It is commonly known as Saddle butterflyfish but has many other common names such as in Australia as Saddled butterflyfish, in USA (contiguous states) as Saddleback butterflyfish, in Japan as Seguro-chô-chô-uo, in Papua New Guinea as Saddled coralfish, in Philippines as Paru-parung dagat, in Philippines as Alibang-bang. more common names It is found in Salt water and its distribution is Eastern Indian Ocean, Western and Central Pacific: Sri Lanka and Cocos-Keeling Islands east to Hawaiian Islands, Line Islands and Marquesas Islands, south to Kimberleys (Western Australia), New South Wales (Australia), New Caledonia, Tonga, Rapa and Gambier Islands.   Species Species   Higher Taxa Higher Taxa   Original Original   Subspecies Subspecies   Current Current   General General   Name History Name History   Related Pages Related Pages   Species of this Genus Species of this Genus   Species   ephippium AuthorWI   Cuvier [G.] AuthorNI   Cuvier Qualification   in Cuvier & Valenciennes Year   1831 Status   Valid Class   Osteichthyes Osteichthyes Order   Perciformes Perciformes Family   Chaetodontidae Subfamily   --- --- Genus   Chaetodon Subgenus   --- Class   Osteichthyes Order   Perciformes Family   Chaetodontidae Genus   Chaetodon Original Name   Chaetodon         Taxon Name   ephippium Original Combination   Chaetodon ephippium Original Genus   Chaetodon Original Genus Species   Chaetodon ephippium OriginalSubGenus   Chaetodon Original Author   Cuvier Original AuthorWI   Cuvier [G.] Original Qualification   in Cuvier & Valenciennes Original Year   1831 Original Family   Chaetodontidae Original SubFamily   --- Original Level   species Type Locality   Bora Bora, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific. Types   Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-9687 (1); RMNH D475 (1, dry), D476 (1 dry). Type Catalogue   Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:121-122 [ref. 20718]. Primary Code   Lectotype Primary Type   MNHN 0000-9665 Journal   Hist. Nat. Poiss. Citation   v. 7 Page   80 Illustrations   Pl. 174 SubSpecies AuthorWI   --- Qualification SS   --- Original QualificationSS   --- Current Subspecies AuthorWI   --- Current Genus Species   Chaetodon ephippium Current Species   ephippium Current Genus   Chaetodon Current AuthorWI   Cuvier [G.] Current AuthorNI   Cuvier Current Year   1831 Current Family   Chaetodontidae Current Subfamily   --- --- Habitat reef-associated         Water Salt water Habitat Notes Occurs in lagoons and seaward reefs to a depth of 30 m, prefers coral-rich and clear water areas. Encountered singly, in pairs or small groups. Feeds on filamentous algae, small invertebrates, coral polyps, and fish eggs. Depth Range From 0 to 30 meters.     Distribution Eastern Indian Ocean, Western and Central Pacific: Sri Lanka and Cocos-Keeling Islands east to Hawaiian Islands, Line Islands and Marquesas Islands, south to Kimberleys (Western Australia), New South Wales (Australia), New Caledonia, Tonga, Rapa and Gambier Islands. Current Summary   Valid as Chaetodon ephippium  Cuvier 1831. Chaetodontidae.   Name History   • Valid as Chaetodon ephippium  Cuvier 1831 -- (Burgess 1978:598 [ref. 700], Allen 1980:161 [ref. 22764], Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:183 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:96 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:222 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:221 [ref. 23929], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:404 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:148 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:120 [ref. 26476], Kuiter 1997:214 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:222 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:163 [ref. 23965], Johnson 1999:739 [ref. 25471], Pyle in Randall & Lim 2000:623 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:889 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:295 [ref. 25191], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:164 [ref. 25480], Randall & Earle 2000:15 [ref. 25806], Allen 2000:105 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:265 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:36 [ref. 25847], Pyle 2001:3240 [ref. 26117], Nakabo 2002:889 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:42 [ref. 26830], Smith et al. 2003:303 [ref. 27125], Myers & Donaldson 2003:629 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:72 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:18 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:312 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:394 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:1290 [ref. 29090], Randall 2007:280 [ref. 30952], Motomura et al. 2010:135 [ref. 31256], Zuo & Tang 2011:1003 [ref. 32151], Allen & Erdmann 2012:522 [ref. 31980]). Common Names  Common Names Picture  Picture Places  Places Hierarchy  Hierarchy Pictures  Pictures First Publication  First Publication Collections  Collections Species Links  Species Links Name Combinations  Name Combinations References  References Page 1 of 19 (466 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1]234567…171819 Page size: 25 50 100 Drag a column header here to group by that column Species   Genus Species   Authorship   Status   abhortani Chaetodon abhortani Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831 Synonym abudafar Chaetodon abudafar Forsskål [P. S.] 1775 Synonym abudafur Dascyllus abudafur (Forsskål [P. S.] 1775) Valid abudafur hanni Chaetodon abudafur hanni Forsskål [P. S.] 1775 Synonym abudafur jahud Chaetodon abudafur jahud Forsskål [P. S.] 1775 Uncertain aculeatus Chaetodon aculeatus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854 Synonym aculeatus Chaetodon aculeatus (Poey [F.] 1860) Synonym acuminatus Chaetodon acuminatus Linnaeus [C.] 1758 Synonym adiergastos Chaetodon adiergastos Seale [A.] 1910 Valid albicans Chaetodon albicans Mocigno [J. M.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831 Not available albicauda Chaetodon albicauda Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854 Synonym albipinnis Chaetodon albipinnis Ahl [E.] 1923 Synonym alepidotus Chaetodon alepidotus Linnaeus [C.] (ex Garden) 1766 Synonym allonge Chaetodon allonge Montrouzier [X.] 1857 Not available altipinnis Chaetodon altipinnis Cadenat [J.] 1951 Synonym amarus Chaetodon amarus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801 Uncertain amplecticollis Chaetodon amplecticollis (Poey [F.] 1868) Synonym andamanensis Chaetodon andamanensis Kuiter [R. H.] & Debelius [H.] 1999 Valid annularis Chaetodon annularis Bloch [M. E.] 1787 Synonym aphrodite Chaetodon aphrodite Ogilby [J. D.] 1889 Synonym arabica Chaetodon arabica Steindachner [F.] 1899 Synonym arabicus Chaetodon arabicus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792 Synonym araneus Chaetodon araneus Bennett [J. W.] 1830 Not available arcuanus Chaetodon arcuanus Gmelin [J. F.] 1789 Synonym arcuatus Chaetodon arcuatus Linnaeus [C.] 1758 Synonym Begins with Contains Doesn't contain Ends with Equals Doesn't equal Is less than Is less than or equal to Is greater than Is greater than or equal to Like ('%', '_') Page 1 of 19 (466 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1]234567…171819 Page size: 25 50 100 Create Filter   Loading…