Coradion melanopus

Coradion melanopus, known commonly as the twospot coralfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish in the family Chaetodontidae. It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific region, from Indonesia to the Philippines.[1] The twospot coralfish is a small size species whch attains a maximum size of 15 cm length. It is a cautious species which inhabits sheltered lagoons or exposed outer reefs where it feeds on sponges, espacially along drop offs. It forms pair to breed.[2]

Coradion melanopus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Coradion
Species:
C. melanopus
Binomial name
Coradion melanopus
(Cuvier, 1831)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chaetodon melanopus Cuvier, 1831
  • Tetragnoptrus melanopus (Cuvier, 1831)

References
  1. Allen, G.R.; Fricke, R.; Pratchett, M.; Myers, R. (2010). "Coradion melanopus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155193A4741682. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155193A4741682.en. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Coradion melanopus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.


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