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Chaetodon semeion

Taputapu

Dotted Butterflyfish

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Dotted Butterflyfish, Decorated Butterflyfish, Golden Butterflyfish; German Blaustirn-Falterfisch; French Poisson-papillon Quadrillé, Poisson-papillon Doré

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Taputapu (RR MT AK); Other Polynesian - Paraharaha (TAH)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Maldives - Tuamotus; n. to s.Japan; s. to GBR

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; MH only? PLUS: MH only (Sims, photo); Marine, near-shore

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN

Northern Group: Present
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
P
P

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Scientific Taxonomy

Chaetodon semeion Bleeker, 1855
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Perciformes; Percoidei; Percoidea; CHAETODONTIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Manihiki: Photo lagoon & field IDs N.Sims (Sims88). Pukapuka: fieldspecimen, 2/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Chaetodon semeion.

References:
text p.156 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 65d Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.228 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
p.344 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 59-07 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes
plate 57-04 Allen (1997) Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia....
Species No. 685 Munro (1967) Fishes of New Guinea

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zupM06a

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Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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