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Annotated list of species of the family Chaetodontidae (Actinopterygii, Perciformes) from Nha Trang Bay (South China Sea, Central Vietnam)

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A review of butterflyfishes (fam. Chaetodontidae) of Nha Trang Bay (central Vietnam) is provided. Total of 39 species of chaetodontids belonging to eight genera (Chaetodon, Chelmon, Coradion, Forcipiger, Hemitaurichthys, Heniochus, Parachaetodon, and Roa) were recorded. Thirty eight species belonging to seven genera (Chaetodon, Chelmon, Coradion, Forcipiger, Hemitaurichthys, Heniochus, and Roa) were determined on the basis of the fixed material, and there were underwater observations in the bay for them (except C. selene). The genus Parachaetodon (P. ocellatus) was recorded only from materials of underwater observations. Six species new for the bay were found: Chaetodon guentheri, C. plebeius, C. selene, Coradion altivelis, Heniochus diphreutes, and Parachaetodon ocellatus; C. selene is a new species for Vietnam and H. diphreutes is new not only for Vietnam but also for the South China Sea. For all species of Chaetodontidae of the bay, descriptions of their ranges, brief diagnostic characteristics, and distribution over biotopes and depths (according to materials of underwater observations) are provided.

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Astakhov, D.A. Annotated list of species of the family Chaetodontidae (Actinopterygii, Perciformes) from Nha Trang Bay (South China Sea, Central Vietnam). J. Ichthyol. 50, 914–931 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945210100024

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