Species that contain: Chaetodon and plebeius [ 4 ] records

andamanensis, Chaetodon Kuiter [R. H.] & Debelius [H.] 1999:232, Figs. 1-2 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 79 (no. 2); ref. 24303] Great Nicobar Island, Nicobar Islands, eastern Indian Ocean. Holotype: SMF 12311. Paratypes: SMF 28844 (1). •Synonym of Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier 1831 -- (Schneidewind 2000:516 [ref. 27929]). •Valid as Chaetodon andamanensis Kuiter & Debelius 1999 -- (Allen & Adrim 2003:42 [ref. 26830], Smith et al. 2003:304 [ref. 27125], Satapoomin 2009:183 [ref. 30463], Allen & Erdmann 2012:518 [ref. 31980], Psomadakis et al. 2020:511 [ref. 37272], Heemstra & Heemstra 2022:447 [ref. 39746]). Current status: Valid as Chaetodon andamanensis Kuiter & Debelius 1999. Chaetodontidae: Chaetodontinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Maldives, India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar east to northern Sumatra (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

cordiformis, Chaetodon Thiollière [V. J. de l'I.] in Montrouzier 1857:443 [165] [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Woodlark Island, South Pacific. No types known. On p. 165 of reprint. •Synonym of Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier 1831 -- (Burgess 1978:450 [ref. 700], Allen 1980:162 [ref. 22764]). Current status: Synonym of Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier 1831. Chaetodontidae: Chaetodontinae. Habitat: marine.

maculiceps, Megaprotodon Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:14 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 23; ref. 3288] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.868. •Synonym of Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier 1831 -- (Burgess 1978:450 [ref. 700], Allen 1980:162 [ref. 22764], Allen et al. 2006:1293 [ref. 29090]). Current status: Synonym of Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier 1831. Chaetodontidae: Chaetodontinae. Habitat: marine.

plebeius, Chaetodon Cuvier [G.] (ex Broussonet) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:68 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] South Seas. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-9664. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:126 [ref. 20718], Bauchot 1969:135-136 [ref. 20807]. •Valid as Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier 1831 -- (Burgess 1978:447 [ref. 700], Allen 1980:162 [ref. 22764], Ida in Masuda et al. 1984:183 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:96 [ref. 25477], Blum 1989:14 [ref. 37553], Randall et al. 1990:227 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:224 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:163 [ref. 25479], Allen 1997:148 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:123 [ref. 26476], Kuiter 1997:220 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:227 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:165 [ref. 23965], Kuiter & Debelius 1999:234 [ref. 24303], Johnson 1999:739 [ref. 25471], Pyle in Randall & Lim 2000:623 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:888 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:297 [ref. 25191], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:169 [ref. 25480], Hutchins 2001:265 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:36 [ref. 25847], Pyle 2001:3247 [ref. 26117], Nakabo 2002:888 [ref. 26193], Smith et al. 2003:304 [ref. 27125], Randall et al. 2004:18 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:318 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1293 [ref. 29090], Motomura et al. 2010:137 [ref. 31256], Zuo & Tang 2011:1003 [ref. 32151], Allen & Erdmann 2012:529 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:101 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:9 [ref. 35354], Fricke et al. 2019:186 [ref. 36673], Hoschke et al. 2019:157 [ref. 36626], Moore et al. 2020:110 [ref. 37357]). Current status: Valid as Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier 1831. Chaetodontidae: Chaetodontinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Australia and Papua New Guinea east to Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji, north to Japan. Habitat: marine.