Coradion
Coradion | |
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goldengirdled coralfish (C. chrysozonus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Chaetodontidae |
Genus: | Coradion Kaup, 1860 |
Type species | |
Chaetodon chrysozonus Cuvier, 1831 |
Coradion is a genus of fish in the family Chaetodontidae, the butterflyfishes. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Coradion altivelis McCulloch, 1916 – highfin coralfish
- Coradion chrysozonus (G. Cuvier, 1831) – goldengirdled coralfish
- Coradion melanopus (G. Cuvier, 1831) – twospot coralfish
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Coradion in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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