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Coradion
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
Species edit
There 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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Coradion in 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.