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By Bob Fenner
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A Chaetodon bennetti, Cooks |
The Unknown Chaetodons: Not enough data in the literature, credible
firsthand accounts, or personal experience to judge
| Chaetodon andamanensis Kuiter & Debelius 1999.
Known only from India. To 15 cm. in length. Hiroyuki Tanaka pic of a 3 cm.
individual in captivity. |
Lost pic |
| Chaetodon blackburni Desjardins 1836, Blackburn's
Butterflyfish. Rarely seen in the west. Found along much of Africa's east
coast to around Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands. Five inches total
length. |
"I'm leavin' on a jet plane" with my camera
gear! |
| Chaetodon dialeucos Salm & Mee 1989, the Oman
Butterflyfish. Only recorded from the Middle East country's coast in the
Arabian Sea. To six inches maximum length. |
I wanna go on the next trip with Drs. John Hoover and
Randall |
| Chaetodon excelsa (Jordan 1922), the Hawaiian
Brown-Banded Butterflyfish. A bit too deep for pet-fish collection
(usually more than 200 m), occasionally seen in diver-friendly depths.
Hawaii and Guam in distribution. |
No pic yet |
| Chaetodon gardineri Norman 1939, Gardiner's
Butterflyfish. Found around India to Oman. To about six inches length.
Almost unknown in the trade, but stomach contents analyses show it to be a
wide feeder on algae and benthic invertebrates. |
Next Intl HHH trip to Goa I'll get it |
| Chaetodon jayakari Norman 1939, Jayakar's
Butterflyfish. Similar to Hawaii's C. excelsa; also deepwater and
exceedingly rare in the trade. Known from all the waters surrounding the
Middle East over to India. |
Fuji, I'm looking for a travel sponsor |
| Chaetodon leucopleura Playfair 1866, Somali
Butterflyfish. From lower half of Red Sea, along Yemen and Oman, around
Horn of Africa. Uncommon in the wild and trade. |
Hope Di can handle the long range live aboard |
| Chaetodon litus Randall & Caldwell 1973. Easter
Island Butterflyfish. Known only from that part of the southeastern
Pacific Ocean. To six inches in length. |
"Mr. Christian, I'm coming after you..." |
| Chaetodon modestus Temminck & Schegel 1842, the
Brown-Banded Butterflyfish. Very like the species, C. excelsa of
Hawaii, and C. jayakari of the Middle East regions, this
deepwater B/F is recorded from parts of the far west Pacific. |
I need to get out more often. |
| Chaetodon nigropunctatus Sauvage 1880, the
Black-Spotted Butterflyfish. Mainly a coral eater according to Allen
(1999). Range restricted to Persian Gulf out to the Arabian Sea. |
See comment for C. dialeucos image |
| Chaetodon robustus Gunther 1860, Robust of Ghana
Butterflyfish. Found along Africa's tropical west coast. To seven inches. |
Hmm, thought I had quite a few B/F pix... |
| Chaetodon sanctahelenae Gunther 1868, St. Helena
Butterflyfish. Known from two island groups off of Africa's west coast,
way off. The Canarys, St. Helena and Ascension. To six inches. |
Let's go |
| Chaetodon selene Bleeker 1853, the Yellow-Dotted
Butterflyfish. Known from the western Pacific around Indonesia up to
Japan, over to PNG. Not common or used in the trade. |
So rare I have no image?! |
| Chaetodon smithi Randall 1975, Smith's Butterflyfish.
Only recorded from some of the southernmost island groups of French
Polynesia. To seven inches long. Aquarium photo of a 9 cm. specimen by
Hiroyuki Tanaka. |
Lost pic |
| Chaetodon trichrous Gunther 1874, the Tahiti
Butterflyfish. Very similar to Klein's B/F, C. kleinii, but
confined to parts of French Polynesia in the lower central Pacific Ocean.
To five inches in length. Nuka Hiva, Marquesas, Polynesia pic, the most
common Butterflyfish here by far. |
Lost pic |
Chaetodon tricinctus Waite 1901, the Three-Stripe
Butterflyfish. Only found in Australia on the east coast from Lowe Howe
and Norfolk Islands. To six inches in length.
A very nice pic by Ryan Dwyer of his specimen. |
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