Biology:Chelmon

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Chelmon
Temporal range: 23–0 Ma

Miocene to Present[1]
Chelmon rostratus Kupferstreifen-Pinzettfisch.jpg
copperband butterflyfish (C. rostratus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chelmon
Cloquet, 1817
Type species
Chelmon rostratus

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.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q135264 entry