205: CHAETODONTIDAE (BUTIERFL YFISHES)
17a D spines usually 13 .......................................... C. vagabundus
17b D spines usually 14 ..................................... C. xanthocephalus
18a D XII-XIII,23-25; P 15-17 ........................................ C. lunula
18b D XII-XIII,20-23; P 14-15 ................................................. 19
19a Median fins and rear part of body mostly yellow;
dark eye band reaches V ......................................... C. kleinii
19b D and A dark posteriorly; with narrow pale
border; rear part of body dark, C abruptly pale;
dark eye band not extending to V ............................ C. dolosus
205.1 Chaetodon auriga
Forsskal,1775
PLATE 75
Threadfin butterflyfish
Draadvin-vlindervis
Chaetodon auriga Forsskal, 1775: 60 (Djedda, Red Sea); Smith, SFSA
No. 592*; Wallace et al., 1972: 5; Blaber, 1978: 39; Burgess, 1978: 581*;
van der Elst, 1981: 139*.
D XIII,23-24; A III,20-21; P 15-16; LL 27-32. Snout length equals eye
diameter. Adults with anterior D rays prolonged into a filament.
Black spot usually present in D at base of filament.
Attains 20 cm. Tropical Indo-Pacific from South Africa and
Red Sea to Hawaiian Ids. and Australia; extends south on
our coast to Mossel Bay.
205.2 Chaetodon bennetti
Cuvier,1831
PLATE 75
Archer butterflyfish
Boogskutter-vlindervis
Chaetodon bennetti Cuvier, in Cuv. & Val., 1831: 84 (Sumatra); Smith,
SFSA No. 605a; Burgess, 1978: 467*.
D XIV,16-18; A III,15-17; P 14-16; LL 30-38.
Body mostly yellow; 2 blue lines, 1 above and 1 below P
base, from LL origin to base of A; black blotch or whiteringed ocellus on LL below rear D spines; blue-edged dark
bar through eye; C margin transparent. Attains 20 cm.
Tropical Indo-Pacific from Delagoa Bay to Japan and central Pacific.
205.3 Chaetodon blackburnii
Desjardins, 1836
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Brownburnie
Bruinburnie
Chaetodon blackburnii Desjardins, 1836: 58 (Mauritius); Smith, SFSA
No. 606*; Burgess, 1978: 706*; van der Elst, 1981: 140*.
D XVI-XVII,21-23; A 1II,16-18; P 14-15; LL 34-36.
Body mostly dark brown, with about 7 black stripes; head
and anterior part of body yellow; black band from D origin
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through eye to isthmus; C and V yellow. Attains 12 cm.
Mozambique, south to Bashee River; Mauritius.
205.4 Chaetodon dolosus
Ahl,1923
PLATE 74
Blackedged butterflyfish
Swartrand-vlindervis
Chaetodon dolosus Ahl, 1923: 99 (Mauritius); Burgess, 1978: 687*;
Smith, 1980: 179. Chaetodon guntheri (non Ahl): Smith, 1946: 800; SFSA
No. 604*. Chaetodon miliaris (non Quoy & Gaimard): Smith, SFSA No.
595. Chaetodon mendoncae Smith, 1953: 9 (Mozambique Channel, 60
fms); 1953: No. 604*; 1966: 88*.
D XII-XIII,21-22; A III,18-19; P 14-15; LL 36-44.
Rear part of body and D and A blackish; C yellow; edge
of D and A white; dark eyeband connected at nape; juveniles pale olive green with vertical rows of small brownish
spots; black blotch on middle of soft D rays. Attains 15 cm.
Known only from east African coast and Mauritius; south to
Xora River.
205.5 Chaetodon falcula
Bloch,1793
PLATE 75
Saddled butterflyfish
Saal-vlindervis
Chaetodon falcula Bloch, 1793: 102, Pl. 426, Fig. 2 (no locality); Smith,
SFSA No. 597*; Burgess, 1978: 609*.
D XII,24-26; A III,20-22; P 15-16; LL 24-30. Snout longer than eye.
Body pale, with 2 triangular black blotches dorsally and
several vertical black lines; black band around peduncle
and from nape through eye to isthmus. Attains 20 cm.
Indian Ocean from Africa to Indonesia; south to Delagoa
Bay. Replaced in the Pacific by the similarly coloured C.
ulietensis Cuvier.
205.6 Chaetodon guttatissimus
Bennett, 1823
PLATE 75
Gorgeous gussy
Mooigussie
Chaetodon guttatissimus Bennett, 1832: 183 (Ceylon); Smith, SFSA No.
602*; 1965: 30; Burgess, 1978: 722*; Allen, 1980: 189*; van der Elst, 1981:
141 *.
D XIII,21-23; A III,16-18; P 14-15; LL 27-39.
Body pale, with numerous small dark spots extending
onto D and A and forming a dark band around peduncle;
black vertical bar at middle of C; D and A with pale margin.
Attains 12 cm. Indian Ocean and Red Sea; south to Durban.
17a D spines usually 13 .......................................... C. vagabundus
17b D spines usually 14 ..................................... C. xanthocephalus
18a D XII-XIII,23-25; P 15-17 ........................................ C. lunula
18b D XII-XIII,20-23; P 14-15 ................................................. 19
19a Median fins and rear part of body mostly yellow;
dark eye band reaches V ......................................... C. kleinii
19b D and A dark posteriorly; with narrow pale
border; rear part of body dark, C abruptly pale;
dark eye band not extending to V ............................ C. dolosus
205.1 Chaetodon auriga
Forsskal,1775
PLATE 75
Threadfin butterflyfish
Draadvin-vlindervis
Chaetodon auriga Forsskal, 1775: 60 (Djedda, Red Sea); Smith, SFSA
No. 592*; Wallace et al., 1972: 5; Blaber, 1978: 39; Burgess, 1978: 581*;
van der Elst, 1981: 139*.
D XIII,23-24; A III,20-21; P 15-16; LL 27-32. Snout length equals eye
diameter. Adults with anterior D rays prolonged into a filament.
Black spot usually present in D at base of filament.
Attains 20 cm. Tropical Indo-Pacific from South Africa and
Red Sea to Hawaiian Ids. and Australia; extends south on
our coast to Mossel Bay.
205.2 Chaetodon bennetti
Cuvier,1831
PLATE 75
Archer butterflyfish
Boogskutter-vlindervis
Chaetodon bennetti Cuvier, in Cuv. & Val., 1831: 84 (Sumatra); Smith,
SFSA No. 605a; Burgess, 1978: 467*.
D XIV,16-18; A III,15-17; P 14-16; LL 30-38.
Body mostly yellow; 2 blue lines, 1 above and 1 below P
base, from LL origin to base of A; black blotch or whiteringed ocellus on LL below rear D spines; blue-edged dark
bar through eye; C margin transparent. Attains 20 cm.
Tropical Indo-Pacific from Delagoa Bay to Japan and central Pacific.
205.3 Chaetodon blackburnii
Desjardins, 1836
PLATE 74
Brownburnie
Bruinburnie
Chaetodon blackburnii Desjardins, 1836: 58 (Mauritius); Smith, SFSA
No. 606*; Burgess, 1978: 706*; van der Elst, 1981: 140*.
D XVI-XVII,21-23; A 1II,16-18; P 14-15; LL 34-36.
Body mostly dark brown, with about 7 black stripes; head
and anterior part of body yellow; black band from D origin
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through eye to isthmus; C and V yellow. Attains 12 cm.
Mozambique, south to Bashee River; Mauritius.
205.4 Chaetodon dolosus
Ahl,1923
PLATE 74
Blackedged butterflyfish
Swartrand-vlindervis
Chaetodon dolosus Ahl, 1923: 99 (Mauritius); Burgess, 1978: 687*;
Smith, 1980: 179. Chaetodon guntheri (non Ahl): Smith, 1946: 800; SFSA
No. 604*. Chaetodon miliaris (non Quoy & Gaimard): Smith, SFSA No.
595. Chaetodon mendoncae Smith, 1953: 9 (Mozambique Channel, 60
fms); 1953: No. 604*; 1966: 88*.
D XII-XIII,21-22; A III,18-19; P 14-15; LL 36-44.
Rear part of body and D and A blackish; C yellow; edge
of D and A white; dark eyeband connected at nape; juveniles pale olive green with vertical rows of small brownish
spots; black blotch on middle of soft D rays. Attains 15 cm.
Known only from east African coast and Mauritius; south to
Xora River.
205.5 Chaetodon falcula
Bloch,1793
PLATE 75
Saddled butterflyfish
Saal-vlindervis
Chaetodon falcula Bloch, 1793: 102, Pl. 426, Fig. 2 (no locality); Smith,
SFSA No. 597*; Burgess, 1978: 609*.
D XII,24-26; A III,20-22; P 15-16; LL 24-30. Snout longer than eye.
Body pale, with 2 triangular black blotches dorsally and
several vertical black lines; black band around peduncle
and from nape through eye to isthmus. Attains 20 cm.
Indian Ocean from Africa to Indonesia; south to Delagoa
Bay. Replaced in the Pacific by the similarly coloured C.
ulietensis Cuvier.
205.6 Chaetodon guttatissimus
Bennett, 1823
PLATE 75
Gorgeous gussy
Mooigussie
Chaetodon guttatissimus Bennett, 1832: 183 (Ceylon); Smith, SFSA No.
602*; 1965: 30; Burgess, 1978: 722*; Allen, 1980: 189*; van der Elst, 1981:
141 *.
D XIII,21-23; A III,16-18; P 14-15; LL 27-39.
Body pale, with numerous small dark spots extending
onto D and A and forming a dark band around peduncle;
black vertical bar at middle of C; D and A with pale margin.
Attains 12 cm. Indian Ocean and Red Sea; south to Durban.