Species that contain: Chaetodontoplus and melanosoma [ 4 ] records

dimidiatus, Holacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1860:11 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 8 (art. 5); ref. 378] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Chaetodontoplus melanosoma (Bleeker 1853) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764]). •Valid as Chaetodontoplus dimidiatus (Bleeker 1860) -- (Allen & Adrim 2002:42 [ref. 26830], Allen & Steene 2004:28 [ref. 27615], Allen & Erdmann 2012:552 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Chaetodontoplus dimidiatus (Bleeker 1860). Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Eastern Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

melanosoma, Holacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1853:78 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 16911] Lawajong, Solor Island, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Chaetodontoplus melanosoma (Bleeker 1853) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:187 [ref. 6441], Allen 1997:158 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:130 [ref. 26476], Randall et al. 1997:519 [ref. 25919], Pyle in Randall & Lim 2000:624 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:901 [ref. 25182], Pyle 2001:3281 [ref. 26118], Nakabo 2002:901 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2002:42 [ref. 26830], Allen & Steene 2004:28 [ref. 27615], Allen & Erdmann 2012:553 [ref. 31980], Goutham-Bharathi & Sivaperuman 2020:215 [ref. 40757], Murase et al. 2023:40 [ref. 40935]). Current status: Valid as Chaetodontoplus melanosoma (Bleeker 1853). Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Amdaman Islands (India) and central Indonesia to Philippines, north to southern Japan. Hybridizes in southern Japan with Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis (Temminck & Schlegel 1844). Habitat: marine.

niger, Chaetodontoplus Chan [W. L.] 1966:326, Figs. 2-3 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13) v. 8 (no. 90) (for 1965); ref. 9022] Macclesfield Bank, South China Sea, 16°4.8'N, 114°40.8'E, depth 38-44 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1965.3.23.6. •Questionably a synonym of Chaetodontoplus melanosoma (Bleeker 1853) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764]). •Valid as Chaetodontoplus niger Chan 1966 -- (Pyle in Randall & Lim 2000:624 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:900 [ref. 25182], Pyle 2001:3271 [ref. 26118] dated 1965, Nakabo 2002:900 [ref. 26193], Allen & Erdmann 2012:553 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Chaetodontoplus niger Chan 1966. Pomacanthidae. Distribution: South China Sea and southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

septentrionalis, Holacanthus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1844:82, Pl. 44 (fig. 2) [Fauna Japonica Parts 5-6; ref. 4372] Nagasaki, Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 1204. Paralectotypes: RMNH D553-554 (2, stuffed), ZMB 8119 [ex RMNH] (1, stuffed). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:84 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis (Temminck & Schlegel 1844) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764] with author as Schlegel, Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:187 [ref. 6441], Pyle in Randall & Lim 2000:624 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:900 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:175 [ref. 25480], Shimizu 2001:32 [ref. 25799], Pyle 2001:3282 [ref. 26118], Nakabo 2002:900 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:354, 625 [ref. 26218] as Chaetodonplus, Kim et al. 2020:143 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:79 [ref. 37637], Murase et al. 2023:40 [ref. 40935]). Current status: Valid as Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis (Temminck & Schlegel 1844). Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Thailand, Vietnam and southern China north to Korea and Japan. Hybridizes with Chaetodontoplus melanosoma (Bleeker 1853). Habitat: marine.