princeps, Chaetodon Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:33 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Port Praslin, New Ireland Island, Bismarck Archipelago. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-9923. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:126-127 [ref. 20718]. Not included in 1999. •Synonym of Chaetodon rafflesii Anonymous [Bennett] 1830 -- (Burgess 1978:594 [ref. 700], Allen 1980:161 [ref. 22764] as rafflesi). Current status: Synonym of Chaetodon rafflesii Anonymous [Bennett] 1830. Chaetodontidae: Chaetodontinae. Habitat: marine.