Coradion Explained

Coradion is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the family Chaetodontidae, the butterflyfishes. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

• Coradion altivelis McCulloch, 1916  - highfin coralfish
• Coradion calendula Matsunuma, Tatsuya Matsumoto, Motomura, Ying Giat Seah & Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar, 2023^{[1] [2]}
• Coradion chrysozonus (G. Cuvier, 1831)  - goldengirdled coralfish
• Coradion melanopus (G. Cuvier, 1831)  - twospot coralfish

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pskhun . 2023-02-10 . Species New to Science: [Ichthyology • 2023] Coradion calendula • A New Butterflyfish (Teleostei: Chaetodontidae) from Australia ]. 2023-02-10 . Species New to Science.
2. Matsunuma, M., Matsumoto, T., Motomura, H., Seah, Y.G. & Jaafar, T.N.A.M. (2023) Coradion calendula, a new butterflyfish from Australia (Teleostei: Chaetodontidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 40, 1-28.; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7504828