WoRMS taxon details
Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787)
212885 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212885)
accepted
Species
Chaetodon bengalensis Bloch, 1787 · unaccepted (synonym)
Glyphidodon affinis Günther, 1862 · unaccepted (synonym)
Glyphidodon bengalensis Capello, 1871 · unaccepted
Glyphisodon bengalensis Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted
Glyphisodon palmeri Ogilby, 1918 · unaccepted (synonym)
Labrus macrogaster Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chaetodon bengalensis Bloch, 1787) Bloch, M. E. (1787). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 3: i-xii + 1-146. Pls. 181-216.
page(s): 110, Pl. 213 (fig. 2) [details]
page(s): 110, Pl. 213 (fig. 2) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212885 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chaetodon bengalensis Bloch, 1787) Bloch, M. E. (1787). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 3: i-xii + 1-146. Pls. 181-216.
page(s): 110, Pl. 213 (fig. 2) [details]
original description (of Labrus macrogaster Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 430, 477, Pl. 19 (fig. 3) [details]
original description (of Glyphidodon affinis Günther, 1862) Günther, A. (1862). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum. <em>British Museum, London.</em> 4: i-xxi + 1-534., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9419277 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B. (1960). Coral Fishes of the Family Pomacentridae from the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin.</em> No. 19: 317-349, Pls. 26-33. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 110, Pl. 213 (fig. 2) [details]
original description (of Labrus macrogaster Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 430, 477, Pl. 19 (fig. 3) [details]
original description (of Glyphidodon affinis Günther, 1862) Günther, A. (1862). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum. <em>British Museum, London.</em> 4: i-xxi + 1-534., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9419277 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B. (1960). Coral Fishes of the Family Pomacentridae from the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin.</em> No. 19: 317-349, Pls. 26-33. [details] Available for editors
[request]Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | テンジクスズメダイ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon bengalensis Bloch, 1787)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Labrus macrogaster Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Glyphisodon bengalensis Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Glyphisodon palmeri Ogilby, 1918)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Glyphidodon affinis Günther, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Chaetodon bengalensis Bloch, 1787)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Abudefduf bengalensis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon bengalensis Bloch, 1787)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus macrogaster Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Glyphisodon palmeri Ogilby, 1918)
To FishBase (from synonym Glyphidodon affinis Günther, 1862)
To FishBase images (Abudefduf bengalensis, Hong Kong, by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey)
To GenBank (82 nucleotides; 87 proteins)
To GenBank (82 nucleotides; 87 proteins) (from synonym Chaetodon bengalensis Bloch, 1787)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abudefduf bengalensis FIN032117 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abudefduf bengalensis FIN032118 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon bengalensis Bloch, 1787)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Labrus macrogaster Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Glyphisodon bengalensis Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Glyphisodon palmeri Ogilby, 1918)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Glyphidodon affinis Günther, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Chaetodon bengalensis Bloch, 1787)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Abudefduf bengalensis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon bengalensis Bloch, 1787)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus macrogaster Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Glyphisodon palmeri Ogilby, 1918)
To FishBase (from synonym Glyphidodon affinis Günther, 1862)
To FishBase images (Abudefduf bengalensis, Hong Kong, by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey)
To GenBank (82 nucleotides; 87 proteins)
To GenBank (82 nucleotides; 87 proteins) (from synonym Chaetodon bengalensis Bloch, 1787)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abudefduf bengalensis FIN032117 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abudefduf bengalensis FIN032118 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
