WoRMS name details

Chaetodon zanzibariensis Playfair, 1867

218727  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218727)

 unaccepted (misspelling)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chaetodon zanzibarensis Playfair, 1867) Playfair, R. L.; Günther, A. (1867). The fishes of Zanzibar, with a list of the fishes of the whole east coast of Africa. <em>London.</em> i-xiv + 1-153, Pls. 1-21. [details]   
Description Usually seen alone or in pairs (specially during spawning) but occasionally in small groups, particularly in the vicinity...  
Description Usually seen alone or in pairs (specially during spawning) but occasionally in small groups, particularly in the vicinity of staghorn @Acropora@ and @Goniopora@ (Ref. 5503) thickets. Diet consists of live corals which makes it difficult to maintain in captivity (Ref. 4858). Little intra- nor interspecific agressiveness (Ref. 5503). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Chaetodon zanzibariensis Playfair, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218727 on 2024-03-28
Date
action
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1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
2008-02-28 13:41:07Z
changed
2023-01-17 15:33:01Z
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original description  (of Chaetodon zanzibarensis Playfair, 1867) Playfair, R. L.; Günther, A. (1867). The fishes of Zanzibar, with a list of the fishes of the whole east coast of Africa. <em>London.</em> i-xiv + 1-153, Pls. 1-21. [details]   

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Description Usually seen alone or in pairs (specially during spawning) but occasionally in small groups, particularly in the vicinity of staghorn @Acropora@ and @Goniopora@ (Ref. 5503) thickets. Diet consists of live corals which makes it difficult to maintain in captivity (Ref. 4858). Little intra- nor interspecific agressiveness (Ref. 5503). [details]
LanguageName 
English Zanzibar butterflyfish  [details]