Chelmon

<i>Chelmon</i>

Chelmon

Genus of fishes

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.

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Species

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

References

  1. [1]
    Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
  2. [2]
    Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Chaetodontidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. [3]
    Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Chelmon in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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