Amphichaetodon howensis (Waite, 1903)

Lord Howe Butterflyfish

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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:72b8e08d-601d-41ee-8ece-138593df0acd

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Species presence

 Recorded In Australia
 Marine Habitats

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    Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
    Image by: K. Graham, NSW Fisheries
    Rights: K. Graham, NSW Fisheries

Description

The Lord Howe Butterflyfish can be recognised by its colouration. It is yellow above fading to silver on the sides and below. There are five black bands on the sides and another along the top of the snout. The

are white anteriorly and black posteriorly. This species has a moderately

snout and long dorsal and anal spines.... source: Australian Museum Factsheets

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Species Lists

RLS profile v3
Commercial_Uses: It is easily speared and entangled in gillnets, and is therefore rare near heavily fished coasts
IUCN_Threat_status: Least Concern
Description: Buttterflyfish shaped body with five black vertical stripes, the first passing through the eye, the third and fourth broad, and the last extending across the front half of the tail; pale yellow coloration in upper body; raised dorsal spines giving spiky appearance.
Max_size: 200 mm
Frequency: 1.081
Common_Name: Lorde Howe butterflyfish;Lord Howe Butterflyfish; Lord Howe Island butterflyfish
Behaviour: Occasionally sighted in pairs, which move slowly over the reef within small territories picking at small invertebrates.
Abundance: 1.695
Habitat: Submaximally exposed reef
Depth: 5–150 m
Invasive: Not known to be invasive
Threats: Overharvesting for aquarium trade
Range: 381.244
Distribution: Merimbula, NSW, to southern Qld. Also Lord Howe I and NZ.

Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Amphichaetodon howensis

Synonyms

Synonyms Source
Chaetodon howensis Waite, 1903
Published in: Waite, E.R. 1903. Additions to the fish-fauna of Lord Howe Island. No. 3. Rec. Aust. Mus. Vol. 5 (1) pp. 20-45 figs 1-2 pls 3-5
Chelmonops howensis (Waite, 1903)
Chelmonops howensis (Waite, 1903)
Published in: Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Rec. Aust. Mus. Vol. 30 (15) pp. 365-454 figs 1-2

Common Names

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Lord Howe Butterflyfish
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Broad-barred Butterflyfish
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Lord Howe Coral Fish
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Lord Howe Island Butterflyfish
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Lord Howe Coralfish
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
suprageneric
GNATHOSTOMATA
suprageneric
PISCES
class
ACTINOPTERYGII
subphylum
EUTELEOSTEI
superorder
ACANTHOPTERYGII
order
PERCIFORMES
suborder
PERCOIDEI
family
CHAETODONTIDAE
genus
Amphichaetodon
species
Amphichaetodon howensis  Recorded in Australia

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