WoRMS taxon details
Chaetodon paucifasciatus Ahl, 1923
218747 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218747)
accepted
Species
Chaetodon chrysurus paucifasciatus Ahl, 1923 · unaccepted
Exornator rhombochaetodon paucifasciatus (Ahl, 1923) · unaccepted (senior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Ahl, E. (1923). Zur Kenntnis der Knochenfischfamilie Chaetodontidae insbesondere der Unterfamilie Chaetodontinae. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte Berlin (N.F.).</em> v. 89 Abt. A, Heft 5: 1-205, Pls. 1-2. [details]
Description Found over coral and rubble areas, in pairs or in small groups. Feeds on coral polyps, gorgonians, algae, polychaete worms...
Description Found over coral and rubble areas, in pairs or in small groups. Feeds on coral polyps, gorgonians, algae, polychaete worms and small crustaceans. This attractive fish does well in aquarium surroundings and therefore highly prized by hobbyists (Ref. 4858). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Chaetodon paucifasciatus Ahl, 1923. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218747 on 2025-03-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Ahl, E. (1923). Zur Kenntnis der Knochenfischfamilie Chaetodontidae insbesondere der Unterfamilie Chaetodontinae. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte Berlin (N.F.).</em> v. 89 Abt. A, Heft 5: 1-205, Pls. 1-2. [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]
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] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found over coral and rubble areas, in pairs or in small groups. Feeds on coral polyps, gorgonians, algae, polychaete worms and small crustaceans. This attractive fish does well in aquarium surroundings and therefore highly prized by hobbyists (Ref. 4858). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Eritrean butterflyfishcrown butterflyfish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon paucifasciatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon chrysurus paucifasciatus Ahl, 1923)
To FishBase images (Chaetodon paucifasciatus, Saudi Arabia, by Field, R.)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon paucifasciatus FIN027741 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaetodon paucifasciatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon chrysurus paucifasciatus Ahl, 1923)
To FishBase images (Chaetodon paucifasciatus, Saudi Arabia, by Field, R.)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaetodon paucifasciatus FIN027741 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
