WoRMS taxon details
Drepane punctata (Linnaeus, 1758)
220046 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220046)
accepted
Species
Chaetodon punctatus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Drepane punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Drepanichthys punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Harpochirus punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (synonym)
Harpochris punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (misspelling)
- Subspecies Drepane punctata africana Osório, 1892 accepted as Drepane africana Osório, 1892
- Subspecies Drepane punctata octofasciata Pellegrin, 1905 accepted as Drepane africana Osório, 1892
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chaetodon punctatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Note Type species of the genus.
Unreviewed
Type species Type species of the genus. [details]
Description Occurs in various inshore habitats: sand or mud bottoms, reefs, estuaries and harbours (Ref. 9800). Found near coral and...
Description Occurs in various inshore habitats: sand or mud bottoms, reefs, estuaries and harbours (Ref. 9800). Found near coral and rock reefs in temperatures ranging from 26° to 29°C and at a maximum depth of less than 50 m. Feeds on invertebrates and benthic fish (Ref. 5213). Generally marketed fresh (Ref. 5284). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Drepane punctata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220046 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chaetodon punctatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
[request]basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in various inshore habitats: sand or mud bottoms, reefs, estuaries and harbours (Ref. 9800). Found near coral and rock reefs in temperatures ranging from 26° to 29°C and at a maximum depth of less than 50 m. Feeds on invertebrates and benthic fish (Ref. 5213). Generally marketed fresh (Ref. 5284). [details]Type species Type species of the genus. [details]
To Barcode of Life (64 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Drepanichthys punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (131 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Harpochirus punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon punctatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Drepane punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Drepane punctata)
To FishBase (from synonym Drepanichthys punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon punctatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Drepane punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Harpochirus punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase images (Drepane punctata, Singapore, by Chua, E.)
To GenBank (98 nucleotides; 95 proteins)
To GenBank (98 nucleotides; 95 proteins) (from synonym Chaetodon punctatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (98 nucleotides; 95 proteins) (from synonym Drepanichthys punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (98 nucleotides; 95 proteins) (from synonym Harpochirus punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Drepane punctata RAD112272-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Drepane punctata RAD112272-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Drepanichthys punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (131 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Harpochirus punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon punctatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Drepane punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Drepane punctata)
To FishBase (from synonym Drepanichthys punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon punctatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Drepane punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Harpochirus punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase images (Drepane punctata, Singapore, by Chua, E.)
To GenBank (98 nucleotides; 95 proteins)
To GenBank (98 nucleotides; 95 proteins) (from synonym Chaetodon punctatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (98 nucleotides; 95 proteins) (from synonym Drepanichthys punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (98 nucleotides; 95 proteins) (from synonym Harpochirus punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Drepane punctata RAD112272-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Drepane punctata RAD112272-001)
To ITIS
