Coradion is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the family Chaetodontidae, the butterflyfishes. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Coradion | |
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goldengirdled coralfish (C. chrysozonus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Chaetodontidae |
Genus: | Coradion Kaup, 1860 |
Type species | |
Chaetodon chrysozonus Cuvier, 1831
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Species
editThere are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Coradion altivelis McCulloch, 1916 – highfin coralfish
- Coradion calendula Matsunuma, Motomura & Seah, 2023[2]
- Coradion chrysozonus (G. Cuvier, 1831) – goldengirdled coralfish
- Coradion melanopus (G. Cuvier, 1831) – twospot coralfish
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Coradion". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Pskhun (2023-02-10). "Species New to Science: [Ichthyology • 2023] Coradion calendula • A New Butterflyfish (Teleostei: Chaetodontidae) from Australia". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2023-02-10.