Dotted Butterflyfish (species: Chaetodon semeion) in ALA: LIRS and surrounds using records to Oct. 2021 (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Chaetodon semeion
Dotted Butterflyfish


©Anne Hoggett: Chaetodon semeion, Lizard Island lagoon. This specimen lacks the blue marking on snout and nape and the trailing dorsal fin filament noted as distinctive for this species by Allen et al (2003).

©Anne Hoggett: A single Chaetodon semeion was foraging with a pair of Chaetodon lunulatus in the Lizard Island lagoon.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Chaetodontidae
Genus Chaetodon
Species Chaetodon semeion

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Rarely seen

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References

  • Gregson, M.A., M.S. Pratchett, M.L. Berumen and B.A. Goodman (2008). Relationships between butterflyfish (Chaetodontidae) feeding rates and coral consumption on the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Reefs, 27: 583-591. LIRS catalog number 1143.
  • McNamara, M.K.A., R.D. Adlard, R.A. Bray, P. Sasal and T.H. Cribb (2012). Monorchiids (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) of chaetodontid fishes (Perciformes): Biogeographical patterns in the tropical Indo-West Pacific. Parasitology International,, 61: 288-306. LIRS catalog number 1604.
  • Pratchett, M. (2005). Dietary overlap among coral-feeding butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae) at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, Marine Biology, 148: 373-382. LIRS catalog number 941.
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