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Chelmon

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Scientific name
  
Chelmon

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Chaetodontidae

Higher classification
  
Butterflyfish

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Similar
  
Copperband butterflyfish, Butterflyfish, Forcipiger, Chaetodon, Yellow longnose butterflyfish

Feeding my chelmon rostratus copperband butterfly


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

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Feeding my chelmon and his friends


Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

Chelmon Reefkeeping Magazine Fish Profile Chelmon Muelleri

  • Chelmon marginalis J. Richardson, 1842 – margined coralfish
  • Chelmon muelleri Klunzinger, 1880 – blackfin coralfish
  • Chelmon rostratus (Linnaeus, 1758) – copperband butterflyfish

  • Chelmon Reefkeeping Magazine Fish Profile Chelmon Muelleri

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    Chelmon Chelmon bec mdiocre Copperband butterflyfish Chelmon Rostratus

    References

    Chelmon Wikipedia