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WoRMS taxon detailsChaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802)
218733 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218733)
accepted
Species
Chaetodon biocellatus Cuvier, 1831 · unaccepted
Chaetodon iunula (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Chaetodon luluna (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Chaetodon lunulatus Shaw, 1803 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Chaetodontops lunula (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted (senior synonym)
Pomacentrus lunula Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Tetragonoptrus biocellatus (Cuvier, 1831) · unaccepted
Tetragonoptrus lunula (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted
marine,
(of Pomacentrus lunula Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 507, 511 [details]
Description A nocturnal species that is usually in pairs or small groups in shallow reef flats of lagoon and seaward reefs to depths of...
Description A nocturnal species that is usually in pairs or small groups in shallow reef flats of lagoon and seaward reefs to depths of over 30 m; juveniles occurs among rocks of inner reef flats and in tidepools. Feeds mainly on nudibranchs, tubeworm tentacles, and other benthic invertebrates, also feeds on algae and coral polyps. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218733 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclatureoriginal description
(of Chaetodon biocellatus Cuvier, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. page(s): 62 [details] original description (of Pomacentrus lunula Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733 page(s): 507, 511 [details] 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] Ecologyecology 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]  Othercontext 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] Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Pathway/vector Other (Ornamental Trade) [details]Unreviewed
Description A nocturnal species that is usually in pairs or small groups in shallow reef flats of lagoon and seaward reefs to depths of over 30 m; juveniles occurs among rocks of inner reef flats and in tidepools. Feeds mainly on nudibranchs, tubeworm tentacles, and other benthic invertebrates, also feeds on algae and coral polyps. [details]
To Barcode of Life (44 barcodes) (from synonym Chaetodon lunulatus Shaw, 1803)
To Barcode of Life (78 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon biocellatus Cuvier, 1831) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus lunula Lacepède, 1802) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Tetragonoptrus biocellatus (Cuvier, 1831)) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Tetragonoptrus lunula (Lacepède, 1802)) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon lunulatus Shaw, 1803) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications) To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pomacentrus lunula Lacepède, 1802) To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Raccoon Butterflyfish) To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Raccoon Butterflyfish) To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon lunula) To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon lunulatus) (from synonym Chaetodon lunulatus Shaw, 1803) To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon biocellatus Cuvier, 1831) To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus lunula Lacepède, 1802) To FishBase (from synonym Tetragonoptrus lunula (Lacepède, 1802)) To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon luluna (Lacepède, 1802)) To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon iunula (Lacepède, 1802)) To FishBase (from synonym Tetragonoptrus biocellatus (Cuvier, 1831)) To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon lunulatus Shaw, 1803) To FishBase To FishBase images (Chaetodon lunula, Papua New Guinea, by Patzner, R.) To Fishipedia To FishSounds To GenBank (207 nucleotides; 196 proteins) To GenBank (207 nucleotides; 196 proteins) (from synonym Pomacentrus lunula Lacepède, 1802) To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon lunula P02810 transparency print) To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon lunula USNM 424136 photograph lateral view) To ITIS |
