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Class: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Chaetodontidae Butterflyfishes

Genus: Coradion

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Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Coradion altivelis McCulloch, 1916

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Coradion altivelis
[Highfin coralfish]
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Max. Length 15.8 cm SL
 
Coradion calendula
[Orange-tailed coralfish]

Photo by Yin, Robert

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Coradion chrysozonus (Cuvier, 1831)

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Coradion chrysozonus
[Goldengirdled coralfish]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Coradion melanopus (Cuvier, 1831)

Photo by Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Coradion melanopus
[Twospot coralfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Coradion altivelis Highfin coralfish Indo-West Pacific 18 TL 1916
Coradion calendula Orange-tailed coralfish Indo-West Pacific 15.8 SL 2023
Coradion chrysozonus Goldengirdled coralfish Indo-Pacific 15 TL 1831
Coradion melanopus Twospot coralfish Western Pacific 15 TL 1831



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