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Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802)

Dataset
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Published in
Cuvier, Georges & A. Valenciennes. 1831. Livre septième. Des squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. F. G. Levrault, Paris. Vol. Tome septième: i-xxix, 1-531, pls. 170-208.
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Actinopterygii
order
Perciformes
family
Chaetodontidae
genus
Chaetodon
species
Chaetodon lunula

Name

Synonyms
Chaetodon biocellatus Cuvier, 1831
Chaetodon iunula (Lacepède, 1802)
Chaetodon luluna (Lacepède, 1802)
Chaetodon lunulatus Shaw, 1803
Pomacentrus lunula Lacepède, 1802
Tetragonoptrus biocellatus (Cuvier, 1831)
Tetragonoptrus lunula (Lacepède, 1802)
Homonyms
Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802)
Common names
Ababang lonnat in Chamorro
Ababang lonnat in Chamorro
Alibang-bang in language.
Alibang-bang in language.
Alibangbang in language.
Alibangbang in language.
Alibangbang in language.
Chaluende in Swahili
Chouhan in Japanese
Chétodon raton-laveur in French
Chétodon à croissant in French
Chôhan in Japanese
Cá Bướm mặt trăng in Vietnamese
Halfmaan-vlindervis in Afrikaans
Halfmoon butterflyfish in English
Handhufalhi bibee in Maldivian
Handupholimas in Maldivian
Kalaykalay in language.
Kalibobo in Malay
Kapiged in language.
Kepe gajah in Malay
Korai tikamu in language.
Koraimu in language.
Kuusirp-harjashammas in Estonian
Kīkākapu in language.
Liblikas-harjashammas in Estonian
Ligeriger in language.
Mariposa mapache in Spanish
Mond-Falterfisch in German
Mond-Falterfisch in German
Moon butterfly fish in English
Moon butterflyfish in English
Månefanefisk in Danish
Pakkikkadiya in Malayalam
Papillon demi-lune in French
Papillon raton laveur in French
Paru-paro in Tagalog
Paru-parung dagat in Tagalog
Pavillon in language.
Pavillon in language.
Raccoon butterfly in English
Raccoon butterflyfish in English
Raccoon butterflyfish in English
Raccoon butterflyfish in English
Raccoon butterflyfish in English
Raccoon butterflyfish in English
Raccoon butterflyfish in English
Racoon in English
Racoon butterflyfish in English
Racoon butterflyfish in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  2. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  3. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  4. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  5. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
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