Chelmon

Description

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.

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

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

Species