British Indian Ocean Territory - Marine Life 2

Minisheet issued on 31st July 2006

First row

26 p: Chaetodon trifasciatus - Melon Butterflyfish

26 p: Chaetodon lunula - Raccoon Butterflyfish

26 p: Chaetodon meyeri - Scrawled Butterflyfish

Second row

34 p: Forcipiger flavissimus - Long-Nose Butterflyfish

34 p: Chaetodon auriga - Threadfin Butterflyfish

£ 2: Heniochus monoceros - Masked Bannerfish

Cocos Islands - Fishes

Issued from 3rd September 1979 to 18th February 1980

Set of 14 stamps

1 cent: Forcipiger flavissimus -Yellow Long-nose Butterflyfish

2 cent: Chaetodon ornatissimus - Ornate Butterflyfish

5 cent: Anthias sp. - Bass

10 cent: Chaetodon meyeri - Scrawled Butterflyfish

15 cent: Halichoeres sp. - Wrasse

20 cent: Amphiprion clarkii - Clark's Anemonefish or Yellowtail Clownfish

25 cent: Cheilinus fasciatus - Redbreast Wrasse

30 cent Chaetodon madagascariensis - Seychelles Butterflyfish

35 cent: Centropyge colini - Cocos-Keeling Angelfish

40 cent: Bodianus axillaris - Axilspot Hogfish

50 cent: Coris gaimardi - Yellowtail Coris Wrasse

55 cent: Anampses meleagrides - Spotted Wrasse

$ 1:  Paracanthurus hepatus - Regal Tang

$ 2: Chaetodon trifasciatus - Melon Butterflyfish

Micronesia - Native Fishes

Issued on 10th April 1996

Set of 25 stamps in a superb minisheet. All the stamps have a face value of 32 cent

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First row, from left to right:

Chaetodon bennetti - Bennett's Butterflyfish

Pygoplites diacanthus - Regal Angelfish

Balistapus undulatus - Orangestriped Triggerfish

Echidna zebra - Zebra Moray

Sphyraena barracuda - Great Barracuda

Second row:

Chlorurus bleekeri - Bleeker's Parrotfish

Synchiropus splendidus - Mandarinfish

Acanthurus lineatus - Bluebanded Surgeonfish

Myripristis melanostictus - Bigscale Soldierfish

Cephalopholis argus - Peacock Grouper

Third row:

Rhinecanthus aculeatus - Picassofish

Naso lituratus - Orangespine Unicornfish

Acanthurus achilles - Achille's Tang

Cephalopholis miniata - Coral Grouper

Paracanthurus hepatus - Regal Tang

Fourth row:

Plectorhinchus vittatus - Oriental Sweetlips 

Siganus volpinus - Foxface Rabbittfish

Chaetodon ephippium - Saddled Butterflyfish

Zanclus cornutus - Moorish Idol

Pseudanthias pleurotaenia - Square-Spot Fairy Basslet

Fifth row:

Centropyge loricula - Flame Angelfish

Thunnus albacares - Yellow-fin Tuna

Katsuwonus pelamis - Skipjack Tuna

Litjanus kasmira - Bluelined Snapper

Cephalopholis sexmaculata - Cave Grouper

Norfolk Island - Fishes

Issued on 17th April 1984

Set of 4 stamps

30 cent: Cheilodactyidae

Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, 

Class Actinopterygii, Order Perciformes, Suborder Percoidei, 

Family Cheilodactylidae

45 cent: Pseudopeneus signatus

Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, 

Class Actinopterygii, Order Perciformes, Suborder Percoidei, 

Family Mullidae, Genus Pseudopeneus 

75 cent: Acanthuridae

Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, 

Class Actinopterygii, Order Perciformes, Suborder Acanthuridei,

Family Acanthuridae

85 cent: Chaetodon tricinctus (ex Chaeton ancinetus) - Three-striped Butterfly Fish 

Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, 

Class Actinopterygii, Order Perciformes, Suborder Percoidei, 

Family Chaetodontidae, Genus Chaetodon  

Norfolk Island - Coral reef fishes

Issued on 5th Mai 1998 (stamps with nominal 10 cent, 30 cent, 50 cent, 75 cent, 90 cent, $ 4 and minisheet) and on 29th June 1998 (20 cent, 45 cent, 70 cent, 85 cent, $ 1 and $ 3)

Set of 12 stamps and 1 minisheet (not shown)

10 cent: Atypichthys latus – Tweed Trouser

Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Class Actinopterygii, Order Perciformes, Suborder Percoidei, Family Kyphosidae, Genus Atypichthys

20 cent: Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus – Conspicuous Angelfish

Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Class Actinopterygii, Order Perciformes, Suborder Percoidei, Family Pomacanthidae, Genus Chaetodontoplus

30 cent: Thalassoma lunare – Moon Wrasse

Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Class Actinopterygii, Order Perciformes, Suborder Labroidei, Family Labridae, Genus Thalassoma

45 cent: Amphiprion latezonata – Wide Band Anemonefish

Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Class Actinopterygii, Order Perciformes, Suborder Labroidei, Family Pomacentridae, Genus Amphiprion

50 cent: Chaetodon lunula – Raccoon Butterflyfish

Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Class Actinopterygii, Order Perciformes, Suborder Percoidei, Family Chaetodontidae, Genus Chaetodon  

70 cent: Labridae – Artooti, juvenile

Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Class Actinopterygii, Order Perciformes, Suborder Labroidei, Family Labridae

75 cent: Cirrhitichthys falco – Splendid Hawkfish

Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Class Actinopterygii, Order Perciformes, Suborder Percoidei, Family Cirrhitidae, Genus Cirrhitichthys

85 cent: Scorpaeniformes – Scorpion Fish

Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Class Actinopterygii, Order Scorpaeniformes

90 cent: Pseudanthias squamipinnis – Orange Fairy Basslet

Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Class Actinopterygii, Order Perciformes, Suborder Percoidei, Family Serranidae, Genus Pseudanthias

$ 1: Plechtorhinchus sp – Sweetlip

Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Class Actinopterygii, Order Perciformes, Suborder Percoidei, Family Haemulidae, Genus Plechtorhinchus

$ 3: Zanclus cornutus – Moorish Idol

Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Class Actinopterygii, Order Perciformes, Suborder Acanthuroidei, Family Acanthuridae, Genus Zanclus

$ 4: Rypticus sp – Gold Ribbon Soapfish

Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Class Actinopterygii, Order Perciformes, Suborder Percoidei, Family Gammistidae, Genus Rypticus

Micronesia - Butterfly fishes

Issued on 24th November 1997.
Block of 4 stamps, each with face value of 10 cent.

Chaetodon melannotus - Blackback Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ephippium - Saddled Butterflyfish
Chaetodon auriga - Threadfin Butterflyfish
Chaetodon bennetti - Bennett's Butterflyfish

Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Class Actinopterygii, Order Perciformes, Suborder Percoidei, Family Chaetodontidae, Genus Chaetodon