Species Chaetodon guttatissimus Bennett, 1833

Museums

Regional Maps

• Chaetodon guttatissimus Bennett, E.T. 1833. Characters of new species of fishes from Ceylon. Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London 1832(2): 182-184 [183].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1853 (or 1852) 2.9.13.152, Sri Lanka (as Ceylon).

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Tropical, Indian

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23)

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

5-30 m.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1980. Butterfly and Angelfishes of the World. New York : John Wiley & Sons Vol. 2 pp. 149-352 figs 214-510. [189]

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [152]

Allen, G.R., Steene, R. & Allen, M. 1998. A Guide to Angelfishes & Butterflyfishes. Cairns : Odyssey Publishing/Tropical Reef Research 250 pp. figs. [145]

Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. [129]

Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [12]

Burgess, W.E. 1978. Butterflyfishes of the World. New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications Inc. 832 pp. figs. [722]

Kuiter, R.H. 2002. Butterflyfishes, Bannerfishes and their Relatives. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 208 pp. [63]

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. [129] (Spotted Butterflyfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		10-Jul-2011	ADDED