Chelmon

Chelmon is a genus of fish in the family Chaetodontidae, the butterflyfishes. They are tropical species native to the western Pacific Ocean.

Chelmon
Temporal range: 23–0 Ma
Miocene to Present[1]
copperband butterflyfish (C. rostratus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chelmon
Cloquet, 1817
Type species
Chaetodon rostratus

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Chelmon in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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