Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Chaetodontidae Butterflyfishes

Genus: Chelmon

(See list of species below)


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3 species (see list below)
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Photo by Großkopf, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Chelmon marginalis Richardson, 1842

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Chelmon marginalis
[Margined coralfish]

Photo by Schafer, S.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20.5 cm TL
Chelmon muelleri Klunzinger, 1879

Photo by Photo by Schafer, S.E.
 
Chelmon muelleri
[Blackfin coralfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chelmon rostratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chelmon rostratus
[Copperband butterflyfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chelmon marginalis Margined coralfish Western Pacific 18 TL 1842
Chelmon muelleri Blackfin coralfish Western Pacific 20.5 TL 1879
Chelmon rostratus Copperband butterflyfish Western Pacific 20 TL 1758



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