Chelmon is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the family Chaetodontidae, the butterflyfishes. They are tropical species native to the western Pacific Ocean.
| Chelmon | |
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| copperband butterflyfish (C. rostratus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Chelmon Cloquet, 1817 |
| Type species | |
| Chelmon rostratus | |
Species
editThere are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Chelmon marginalis J. Richardson, 1842 – margined coralfish
- Chelmon muelleri Klunzinger, 1880 – blackfin coralfish
- Chelmon rostratus (Linnaeus, 1758) – copperband butterflyfish
References
edit- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Chaetodontidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chelmon". FishBase. February 2013 version.