Coradion
Appearance
Coradion | |
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goldengirdled coralfish (C. chrysozonus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Chaetodontidae |
Genus: | Coradion Kaup, 1860 |
Type species | |
Chaetodon chrysozonus Cuvier, 1831
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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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Coradion". FishBase. February 2013 version.