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Chaetodon melannotus
Bloch & Schneider
Chaetodon melannotus
was originally described as
Chaetodon melannotus
by Bloch & Schneider in 1801. It belongs to the family
Chaetodontidae
. It is commonly known as Blackback butterflyfish but has many other common names such as Black-backed butterflyfish in Australia, Akebono-chôchô-uo in Japan, Black-backed coralfish in Papua New Guinea, Alibang-bang in Philippines, Blackback butterflyfish in South Africa, Swartrug-vlindervis in South Africa.
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It is found in Salt water and its distribution is Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to Kimberleys (Western Australia) and New South Wales (Australia.) and New Caledonia.
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melannotus
AuthorWI
Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.]
AuthorNI
Bloch & Schneider
Qualification
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Year
1801
Status
Valid
Class
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes
Order
Perciformes
Perciformes
Family
Chaetodontidae
Subfamily
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Genus
Chaetodon
Subgenus
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Class
Osteichthyes
Order
Perciformes
Family
Chaetodontidae
Genus
Chaetodon
Original Name
Chaetodon
Taxon Name
melannotus
Original Combination
Chaetodon melannotus
Original Genus
Chaetodon
Original Genus Species
Chaetodon melannotus
OriginalSubGenus
Chaetodon
Original Author
Bloch & Schneider
Original AuthorWI
Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.]
Original Qualification
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Original Year
1801
Original Family
Chaetodontidae
Original SubFamily
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Original Level
species
Type Locality
Tranquebar [Tharangambadi], India.
Type Catalogue
Type catalog: Paepke 1999:60 [ref. 24282].
Primary Code
Holotype (unique)
Primary Type
ZMB 1253
Journal
Systema Ichthyol.
Page
224
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Qualification SS
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Current Genus Species
Chaetodon melannotus
Current Species
melannotus
Current Genus
Chaetodon
Current AuthorWI
Cuvier [G.]
Current AuthorNI
Cuvier
Current Year
1801
Current Family
Chaetodontidae
Current Subfamily
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Habitat
reef-associated
Water
Salt water
Habitat Notes
Usually occurs solitary or in pairs in coral-rich areas of reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs to a depth of over 15 m. Feeds on octocorallian and scleractinian coral polyps. Easy to maintain in the aquarium.
Depth Range
From 4 to 20 meters.
Distribution
Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to Kimberleys (Western Australia) and New South Wales (Australia.) and New Caledonia.
Current Summary
Valid as
Chaetodon melannotus
Bloch & Schneider 1801. Chaetodontidae.
Name History
• Valid as
Chaetodon melannotus
Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Burgess 1978:673 [ref. 700], Allen 1980:158 [ref. 22764], Dor 1984:174 [ref. 29757], Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:185 [ref. 6441], Heemstra 1986:629 [ref. 5660], Winterbottom et al. 1989:42 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:224 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:220 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:163 [ref. 25479], Goren & Dor 1994:47 [ref. 25356], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:405 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:152 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:121 [ref. 26476], Kuiter 1997:216 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:224 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:164 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:334 [ref. 24106], Johnson 1999:739 [ref. 25471], Pyle in Randall & Lim 2000:623 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:894 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:297 [ref. 25191], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:166 [ref. 25480], Allen 2000:106 [ref. 25868], Shimizu 2001:32 [ref. 25799], Hutchins 2001:265 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:36 [ref. 25847], Pyle 2001:3243 [ref. 26117], Nakabo 2002:894 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:42 [ref. 26830], Smith et al. 2003:303 [ref. 27125], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S112 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:630 [ref. 27495], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:117 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:18 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:122 [ref. 27715], Heemstra et al. 2004:3323 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:315 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1292 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2009:72 [ref. 30213], Satapoomin 2009:187 [ref. 30463], Motomura et al. 2010:136 [ref. 31256], Zuo & Tang 2011:1004 [ref. 32151], Allen & Erdmann 2012:525 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:262 [ref. 32706]).
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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
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