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    Species Accepted

    Chaetodon falcula Bloch, 1795

    Black-wedged Butterflyfish
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Chaetodon
    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 1 country or island

      1 result
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      ChinaNo
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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      30 results
      Barbanoes Not specified
      Black-wedged Butterflyfish English
      Chétodon faucille French
      Debam Malay
      Double-saddle Butterflyfish English
      Double-saddled Butterflyfish English
      Indian Double-saddle Butterflyfish English
      Indischer Doppelsattel-Falterfisch German
      Kepe falcula Not specified
      Pakkikkadiya Not specified

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      10 results
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      http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/details/species/id/10069756/common/30731
      McClanahan, T. R. (1994). Kenya coral reef lagoon fish: effects of fishing, substrate complexity, and sea urchins. Coral Reefs, 13: 231–241. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00303637 10.1007/bf00303637
      Bloch, M. E. (1795). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Berlin., v. 9. i–ii + 1–192, Pls. 397–429. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=288412
      MacNae, W., Kalk, M. (eds). (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand University Press, Johannesburg. I–iv, 163 pp. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6266
      Zicha O, Hrb J, Maňas M, Novák J, and BioLib contributors. BioLib.cz: Taxonomic tree of plants and animals with photos. 1999 - 2019, https://www.biolib.cz/en/main/
      Cuvier, G., & Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. F. G. Levrault, Paris, v. 7: i–xxix + 1–531, Pls. 170–208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1–440, Valenciennes 441–531. i–xxii + 1–399 in Strasbourg edition.]. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=261357
      Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025). https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1128
      FishBase
      Smith, J. L. B., & Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, i–viii + 1–215, Pls. 1–98. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=231804

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