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Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier, 1831

Blueblotch butterflyfish
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Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Chaetodon plebeius   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Maldives country information

Common names: Chétodon à deux taches
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: The form found in this country and in Sri Lanka lacks the broad bright blue streak on the upper side of the body; needs further study. Also Ref. 5579. Known from Farukolufushi (Ref. 40521).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mv.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E. and C. Anderson, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Bluespot butterflyfish, Blue-blotch Butterflyfish, Sumitsuki-tonosamadai, ... more

Classificatie / Names Lokale namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes(Genus, Soort(en)) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodon: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie


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