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Chaetodon ocellicaudus
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Chaetodontidae
- Classification -
Chaetodontidae
Acanthuriformes
Teleostei
Chordata
Animalia
Chaetodon
melannotus
Bloch
&
Schneider
, 1801
Blackback butterflyfish
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Year 2050
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Chaetodon melannotus
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Data sources:
GBIF
OBIS
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Chaetodon melannotus
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Guam country information
Common names:
Black-backed butterflyfish
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
Abundance:
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Ref:
Importance:
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Aquaculture:
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Regulations:
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Based on Photo by J.E. Randall. Range extends to Saipan (Ref. 37816).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gq.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
Occurrences
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Main Ref:
Randall, J.E., 1997
National Database:
Common names from other countries
Black-back butterflyfish
,
Blackbacked butterflyfish
,
Black-backed butterflyfish
,
... more
Classification / Names
Nomi Comuni
|
Sinonimi
| Catalog of Fishes(
Genere
,
Specie
) |
ITIS
|
CoL
|
WoRMS
|
Cloffa
>
Acanthuriformes
(Surgeonfishes) >
Chaetodontidae
(Butterflyfishes)
Etymology:
Chaetodon:
Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref.
45335
)
.
More on authors:
Bloch
&
Schneider
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
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