Definition of Genus Chaetodon

1. Noun. Type genus of the Chaetodontidae.

Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Chaetodontidae, Family Chaetodontidae
Member holonyms: Chaetodon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Chaetodon

genus Cercosporella
genus Cereus
genus Certhia
genus Cervus
genus Ceryle
genus Cestrum
genus Cestum
genus Ceterach
genus Cetonia
genus Cetorhinus
genus Cetraria
genus Chaenactis
genus Chaenomeles
genus Chaenopsis
genus Chaetodipterus
genus Chaetodon (current term)
genus Chalcis
genus Chalcostigma
genus Chamaea
genus Chamaecrista
genus Chamaecyparis
genus Chamaecytisus
genus Chamaedaphne
genus Chamaeleo
genus Chamaeleon
genus Chamaemelum
genus Chara
genus Charadrius
genus Charina
genus Charronia

Literary usage of Genus Chaetodon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1906)
"... of the genus Chaetodon from the New Hebrides. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., London, (Ser. 7), 13, 1904, (276-277, with fig.). [5427 nb 5431]. ..."

2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1798)
"By Mr. Mungo Park, A. L S. (With a coloured plate.) These fish are two of the genus Chaetodon, three of Perca, one Scomber, ..."

3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"They are manifestly related to the genus Chaetodon, and resemble, externally, several of our fishes with labyrinthian ..."

4. Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales: With an Introductory by William Daniel Conybeare, William Phillips (1822)
"It is the impression of a fish -which appears to belong to the genus Chaetodon (GTV 4, Plate 2.) In length it Is about 8} inches and 4{ in breadth. ..."

5. Handbuch der Zoologie...: Nach der zweiten holländischen Ausgabe by Jan van der Hoeven (1856)
"... dem hinteren Rande 1 Bei einigen Arten des genus Chaetodon isl dieser Knochen besonders nach unten zu sehr dick. Hierzu gehört der merkwürdige Knochen, ..."

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