Chaetodontidae

LARSON, HELEN K., WILLIAMS, REX S. & HAMMER, MICHAEL P., 2013, <strong> An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia </ strong>, Zootaxa 3696 (1), pp. 1-293 : 154-157

Chaetodontidae

(butterflyfishes)

Chaetodon adiergastos Seale, 1910

Philippine Butterflyfish

Chaetodon adiergastos Seale, 1910b: 116 (Bantayan I., Philippines).— Martin 1978: 18 (Darwin area); Larson and Williams 1997: 362 (East Point Reef); Hoese et al. 2006: 1288 (NT; N coast); Gomelyuk 2011: 4 (Coral Bay, Ungalwik, Sandy Bay Island No. 1, Cobourg Marine Park). East Point reef, Darwin Harbour.

Chaetodon aureofasciatus Macleay, 1878

Goldstripe Butterflyfish

Chaetodon aureofasciatus Macleay, 1878: 351 (Port Darwin).— Paradice and Whitley 1927: 90 (Pellew Islands); Taylor 1964: 235 (Yirrkalla); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 343 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea); Larson and Williams 1997: 362 (East Point Reef; Nightcliff; Channel Island); Hoese et al. 2006: 1289 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast); Gomelyuk 2011: 4 (Coral Bay, Ungalwik, Sandy Bay Island No. 1, Cobourg Marine Park). Darwin Harbour; Orontes Reef, Coral Bay, Port Essington; Gove.

Chaetodon baronessa ( Cuvier, 1831)

Triangular Butterflyfish

Chaetodon baronessa Cuvier , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831: 45 (no type locality; based on drawing).— Gomelyuk 2011: 4 (Ungalwik, Sandy Bay Island No. 1, Cobourg Marine Park).

Chaetodon citrinellus Cuvier, 1831

Citron Butterflyfish

Chaetodon citrinellus Cuvier , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831: 27 ( Île Guam).— Gomelyuk 2011: 4 (Ungalwik, Sandy Bay Island No. 1, Cobourg Marine Park).

Chaetodon lineolatus Cuvier, 1831

Racoon Butterflyfish

Chaetodon lineolatus Cuvier , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831: 40 (Îsle-de-France).— Gomelyuk 2011: 4 (Ungalwik, Sandy Bay Island No. 1, Cobourg Marine Park).

Chaetodon lunula ( Lacepède, 1802)

Lined Butterflyfish

Pomacentrus lunula Lacepède, 1802: 507 , 511 (no locality).

Chaetodon lunula — Gomelyuk 2011: 4 (Sandy Bay Island No. 1, Cobourg Marine Park).

Chaetodon lunulatus Quoy and Gaimard, 1825

Pinstripe Butterflyfish

Chaetodon lunulatus Quoy and Gaimard, 1825: 381 (Hawaiian Islands [or Guam]).— Gomelyuk 2011: 4 (Sandy Bay Island No. 1, Cobourg Marine Park).

Chaetodon rafflesii Bennett, 1830

Lattice Butterflyfish

Chaetodon rafflesii Bennett, 1830a: 689 (Sumatra) .— Gomelyuk 2011: 4 (Sandy Bay Island No. 1, Cobourg Marine Park).

Chaetodon speculum Cuvier, 1831

Ovalspot Butterflyfish

Chaetodon speculum Cuvier , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831: 73 (Jakarta [Batavia], Java). Gomelyuk 2011: 4 (Sandy Bay Island No. 1, Cobourg Marine Park).

Chaetodon trifascialis Quoy and Gaimard, 1825

Chevron Butterflyfish

Chaetodon trifascialis Quoy and Gaimard, 1825: 379 , pl. 62 (fig. 5) ( Guam, Mariana Islands).— Gomelyuk 2011: 4 (Ungalwik, Sandy Bay Island No. 1, Cobourg Marine Park).

Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus, 1758

Vagabond Butterflyfish

Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus, 1758: 276 (Indiis) .— Gomelyuk 2011: 4 (Sandy Bay Island No. 1, Cobourg Marine Park).

Chelmon marginalis Richardson, 1842

Margined Coralfish

Chelmon marginalis Richardson, 1842b: 29 (Port Essington).— Macleay 1878: 352 (Port Darwin); Burgess 1978: 134 (Port Darwin; Port Essington; Yirrkala ; Groote Eyelandt [sic]); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 343 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 68 (Arnhem coast); Larson and Williams 1997: 362–363 (off East Point; Channel Island); Hoese et al. 2006: 1296 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast); Fisher and Calaby 2009: 33 (Coral Bay, Port Essington); Gomelyuk 2011: 4 (Coral Bay, Ungalwik, Sandy Bay Island No. 1, Cobourg Marine Park).

Chelmo tricinctus Castelnau, 1875: 14 (Port Darwin).—Macleay 1881: 392 (Port Darwin).

Chelmo rostratus — Zietz 1891: 2 (Northern Territory).

Chelmonops truncatus — Saville-Kent 1889: 239 (Port Darwin).

Chelmon rostratus — Whitley 1955b: 158 (Raffles Bay); Taylor 1964: 238 (East Point Reef; Little Lagoon, Groote Eylandt; Bartalumba Bay; Yirrkalla).

Darwin Harbour; Lee Point; Bathurst Island; Port Essington.

Chelmon muelleri Klunzinger, 1880

Muller’s Coralfish

Chelmo rostratus — Macleay 1878: 352 (Port Darwin); Macleay 1881: 391 (Port Darwin).

Chelmo Mulleri Klunzinger, 1880: 361 ( Port Denison , Queensland).

Chelmon muelleri — Ahl 1923: 14 (Port Darwin); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 343 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea); Larson and Williams 1997: 363 (Woods Inlet; NW tip East Point; reef off Bullocky point); Larson 1997: 35 (Field Island); Larson 1999b: 38 (Kakadu); Hoese et al. 2006: 1296 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast); Gomelyuk 2011: 4 (Sandy Bay Island No. 1, Cobourg Marine Park).

Chelmon mulleri — Pender et al. 1992: 68 (Arnhem coast).

Fricke (1992: 8) gives the syntypes' registration numbers as SMNS 2477 (3) and SMNS 2613 (2). Their labels say Port Darwin.

Coradion altivelis McCulloch, 1916

Highfin Coralfish

Coradion altivelis McCulloch, 1916a: 191 (Wide Bay, Queensland).— Sainsbury et al. 1984: 343 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 1297 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast); Gomelyuk 2011: 4 (Orontes Reef). Arafura Sea.

Coradion chrysozonus ( Cuvier, 1831) Orangebanded Coralfish Chaetodon chrysozonus Cuvier , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831: 82 (Java). Coradion chrysozonus — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 343 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989:

83 (Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 1298 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast) .

Arafura Sea.

Heniochus acuminatus ( Linnaeus, 1758) Longfin Bannerfish Chaetodon acuminatus Linnaeus, 1758: 272 (Indiis) . Heniochus macrolepidotus — Macleay 1878: 352 (Port Darwin). Heniochus acuminatus — McCulloch 1929: 250 (Northern Territory); Taylor 1964: 239 (Port Bradshaw); Allen and

Kuiter 1978: 12 (NT map); Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea); Larson and Williams 1997: 363

(Port Darwin); Hoese et al. 2006: 1299 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast); Gomelyuk 2011: 4 (Ungalwik,

Sandy Bay Island No. 1, Cobourg Marine Park).

Coral Bay, Table Head reef, Cobourg Peninsula; N of Goulburn Island; Arafura Sea.

Heniochus diphreutes Jordan, 1903 Schooling Bannerfish Heniochus diphreutes Jordan, 1903: 694 (Wakanoura, Japan).— Pender et al. 1992: 68 (off Arnhem coast); Ramm

1997: 19 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E); Gomelyuk 2011: 4 (Ungalwik, Sandy

Bay Island No. 1, Cobourg Marine Park).

Parachaetodon ocellatus ( Cuvier, 1831) Ocellate Butterflyfish Platax ocellatus Cuvier , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831: 229 (locality unknown). Chaetodon oligacanthus — Macleay 1878: 351 (Port Darwin). Parachaetodon ocellatus — Ahl 1923: 18 (Port Darwin); Paradice and Whitley 1927: 90 (Pellew Islands); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 343 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea);

Blaber et al. 1992: 9 (Groote Eylandt); Pender et al. 1992: 68 (western Gulf of Carpentaria); Larson and

Williams 1997: 363 (Channel Island; East Arm boat ramp; Vesteys Beach); Hoese et al. 2006: 1300 (NT;

Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast); Gomelyuk 2011: 4 ( Sandy Bay Island No. 1, Cobourg Marine Park) .

Channel Island, Darwin Harbour; Liverpool River mouth, Maningrida.

Roa australis Kuiter, 2004

Tripleband Butterflyfish

Chaetodon modestus — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 343 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea).

Roa australis Kuiter, 2004: 168 , fig. 1 (off Port Hedland, WA).— Hoese et al. 2006: 1298 (NT; N coast, north-east of Darwin).

Arafura Sea. Paratypes, NTM S.13523-002.