205.7 Chaetodon kleinii
Bloch,1790
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Whitespotted butterflyfish
Klein vlindervis
Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790: 7, PI. 218, Fig. 2 (East Indies); Smith,
SFSA No. 600*; Burgess, 1978: 699*; van der Elst, 1981: 143*. Chaetodon
cingulatus Fowler, 1934: 480, Fig. 45 (Durban).
D XIII,20-23; A III,18-19; P 14-15; LL30-38.
Body yellowish, with large pale spot at centre of each
scale; wide black band from D origin through eye to chest;
jaws black; soft D and A yellow;with narrow white edge
and submarginal black line; rear margin of C transparent.
Attains 15 cm. Red Sea and Indian Ocean to central Pacific;
south to Coffee Bay.
205.8 Chaetodon lineolatus
Quoy & Gaimard, 1831
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Lined butterfish
Gestreepte vlindervis
Chaetodon lineolatus Quoy & Gaimard, in Cuv. & Val., 1831: 40
(Mauritius); Smith, SFSA No. 601*; Burgess, 1978: 612*.
D XII,25-28; A III,20-22; P 16; LL 27-33. Snout longer than eye
diameter.
Body yellowish, with about 16 vertical black lines; broad
black band along base of soft D to base of posterior A rays.
Attains 30 cm. Red Sea and Indian Ocean to Hawaii and
Australia; south to Durban.
205.9 Chaetodon lunula
(Lacepede, 1803)
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Halfmoon butterflyfish
Halfmaan-vlindervis
Pomacentrus lunula Lacepede, 1803: 507, 511, 513 (no locality).
Chaetodon lunula: Smith, SFSA No.598*; Blaber, 1978: 39; Burgess,
1978: 566*; van der Elst, 1981: 144*.
D XII-XIII,23-25; A III,17-19; P 15-17; LL 35-43. Snout subequal to
eye.
Juveniles with black ocellus on soft D and another on
peduncle. Attains 19 cm. South Africa to Hawaii, Japan
and Australia; south to East London.
205.10 Chaetodon madagaskariensis
Ahl,1923
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Pearly butterflyfish
Perel-vlindervis
Chaetodon chrysurus madagaskariensis Ahl, 1923: 163 (Madagascar).
Chaetodon chrysurus (non Schneider): Smith, SFSA No. 603* • Chaetodon
madagascariensis: Burgess, 1978: 398*; Allen, 1980: 196*; Smith, 1980:
179; van derElst, 1981: 145*.
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D XIII-XIV,20-21; A III,16-17; P 14-15; LL 33-38. Snout subequal to
eye. In large adults, the A is distinctly angular. This species is replaced by
the similarly coloured C. paucifasciatus Ahl, 1923 in the Red Sea, and by
C. mertensii Cuvier, 1831 in the Pacific Ocean.
Body pearly white, with 5-7 ragged black chevron marks
on sides; broad orange bar covering soft D, extending
across body to posterior A rays; black eyeband not joined
above or below to that of opposite side; horseshoe-shaped
black mark on nape. Attains 13 cm. Indian Ocean from east
coast of Africa to Christmas Island, also Madagascar,
Mauritius; south to Port Elizabeth.
205.11 Chaetodon mar/eyi
Regan, 1921
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Doublesash butterflyfish
Dubbelband-vlindervis
Chaetodon marleyi Regan, 1921: 1 (East London); Smith, SFSA No.
591*; Smith & Smith, 1966: 90*; Burgess, 1978: 667*; Allen, 1980: 199*.
Chaetodon notophthalmus Ahl, 1923: 81, PI. 2, Fig. 10 (iocality unknown). Chaetodon hoef/eri (non Steindachner, 1882): Penrith, 1978:
186; van der Elst, 1981: 142*.
D XI,22-25; A III,18-19; P 15-16; LL 36-42. Closely related to C. hoefleri of the west African coast to southern Angola (see Key); also in C.
hoef/eri, the second dark body bar is not close to the dark bar on the C
peduncle. Since these 2 species are very closely related and of allopatric
distributions, it would probably be better to recognise them as subspecies.
Attains 15 cm. Endemic to southern Africa from Lamberts Bay (western Cape Province) to Delagoa Bay.
205.12 Chaetodon melannotus
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
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Blackback butterflyfish
Swartrug-vlindervis
Chaetodon melannotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801: 224 (Tranquebar,
India); Burgess, 1978: 674*. Chaetodon melanotus: Smith, SFSA No. 596*.
D XII,18-20; A III,16-18; P 14-15; LL 29-37.
Attains 15 cm. Easy to keep in aquaria. Indo-Pacific and
Red Sea, south to Durban.
205.13 Chaetodon meyeri
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
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Maypole butterflyfish
Meiboom-vlindervis
Chaetodon meyeri Bloch & Schneider, 1801: 223 (Moluccas); Smith,
1953: 518, No. 605c; 1966: 89*; Burgess, 1978: 502*; van der Elst, 1981:
146*.
D XII,23-24; A III,18-20; P 15-17; LL41-47.
Body, head and median fins white or yellow, with curving
black lines; V yellow. Attains 17 cm. Feeds only on coral
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Bloch,1790
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Whitespotted butterflyfish
Klein vlindervis
Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790: 7, PI. 218, Fig. 2 (East Indies); Smith,
SFSA No. 600*; Burgess, 1978: 699*; van der Elst, 1981: 143*. Chaetodon
cingulatus Fowler, 1934: 480, Fig. 45 (Durban).
D XIII,20-23; A III,18-19; P 14-15; LL30-38.
Body yellowish, with large pale spot at centre of each
scale; wide black band from D origin through eye to chest;
jaws black; soft D and A yellow;with narrow white edge
and submarginal black line; rear margin of C transparent.
Attains 15 cm. Red Sea and Indian Ocean to central Pacific;
south to Coffee Bay.
205.8 Chaetodon lineolatus
Quoy & Gaimard, 1831
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Lined butterfish
Gestreepte vlindervis
Chaetodon lineolatus Quoy & Gaimard, in Cuv. & Val., 1831: 40
(Mauritius); Smith, SFSA No. 601*; Burgess, 1978: 612*.
D XII,25-28; A III,20-22; P 16; LL 27-33. Snout longer than eye
diameter.
Body yellowish, with about 16 vertical black lines; broad
black band along base of soft D to base of posterior A rays.
Attains 30 cm. Red Sea and Indian Ocean to Hawaii and
Australia; south to Durban.
205.9 Chaetodon lunula
(Lacepede, 1803)
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Halfmoon butterflyfish
Halfmaan-vlindervis
Pomacentrus lunula Lacepede, 1803: 507, 511, 513 (no locality).
Chaetodon lunula: Smith, SFSA No.598*; Blaber, 1978: 39; Burgess,
1978: 566*; van der Elst, 1981: 144*.
D XII-XIII,23-25; A III,17-19; P 15-17; LL 35-43. Snout subequal to
eye.
Juveniles with black ocellus on soft D and another on
peduncle. Attains 19 cm. South Africa to Hawaii, Japan
and Australia; south to East London.
205.10 Chaetodon madagaskariensis
Ahl,1923
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Pearly butterflyfish
Perel-vlindervis
Chaetodon chrysurus madagaskariensis Ahl, 1923: 163 (Madagascar).
Chaetodon chrysurus (non Schneider): Smith, SFSA No. 603* • Chaetodon
madagascariensis: Burgess, 1978: 398*; Allen, 1980: 196*; Smith, 1980:
179; van derElst, 1981: 145*.
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D XIII-XIV,20-21; A III,16-17; P 14-15; LL 33-38. Snout subequal to
eye. In large adults, the A is distinctly angular. This species is replaced by
the similarly coloured C. paucifasciatus Ahl, 1923 in the Red Sea, and by
C. mertensii Cuvier, 1831 in the Pacific Ocean.
Body pearly white, with 5-7 ragged black chevron marks
on sides; broad orange bar covering soft D, extending
across body to posterior A rays; black eyeband not joined
above or below to that of opposite side; horseshoe-shaped
black mark on nape. Attains 13 cm. Indian Ocean from east
coast of Africa to Christmas Island, also Madagascar,
Mauritius; south to Port Elizabeth.
205.11 Chaetodon mar/eyi
Regan, 1921
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Doublesash butterflyfish
Dubbelband-vlindervis
Chaetodon marleyi Regan, 1921: 1 (East London); Smith, SFSA No.
591*; Smith & Smith, 1966: 90*; Burgess, 1978: 667*; Allen, 1980: 199*.
Chaetodon notophthalmus Ahl, 1923: 81, PI. 2, Fig. 10 (iocality unknown). Chaetodon hoef/eri (non Steindachner, 1882): Penrith, 1978:
186; van der Elst, 1981: 142*.
D XI,22-25; A III,18-19; P 15-16; LL 36-42. Closely related to C. hoefleri of the west African coast to southern Angola (see Key); also in C.
hoef/eri, the second dark body bar is not close to the dark bar on the C
peduncle. Since these 2 species are very closely related and of allopatric
distributions, it would probably be better to recognise them as subspecies.
Attains 15 cm. Endemic to southern Africa from Lamberts Bay (western Cape Province) to Delagoa Bay.
205.12 Chaetodon melannotus
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
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Blackback butterflyfish
Swartrug-vlindervis
Chaetodon melannotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801: 224 (Tranquebar,
India); Burgess, 1978: 674*. Chaetodon melanotus: Smith, SFSA No. 596*.
D XII,18-20; A III,16-18; P 14-15; LL 29-37.
Attains 15 cm. Easy to keep in aquaria. Indo-Pacific and
Red Sea, south to Durban.
205.13 Chaetodon meyeri
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
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Maypole butterflyfish
Meiboom-vlindervis
Chaetodon meyeri Bloch & Schneider, 1801: 223 (Moluccas); Smith,
1953: 518, No. 605c; 1966: 89*; Burgess, 1978: 502*; van der Elst, 1981:
146*.
D XII,23-24; A III,18-20; P 15-17; LL41-47.
Body, head and median fins white or yellow, with curving
black lines; V yellow. Attains 17 cm. Feeds only on coral
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