Goldengirdled coralfish (Coradion chrysozonus)

Scientific name: Coradion chrysozonus Cuvier, 1831

Goldengirdled coralfish (Coradion chrysozonus)

The Goldengirdled coralfish (Coradion chrysozonus) is a marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28-30; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 19 - 21. Coradion differs from Chaetodon by having fewer dorsal spines (8-10 vs. 11-16) that progressively increase in length from front to back, and a complete lateral line with 43-52 scales (lateral line incomplete with 22-55 scales in Chaetodon). All Coradion also possess somewhat elevated soft dorsal and anal fins, giving them a 'high-bodied appearance', and a similar color pattern of four broad orange to bronze bands. Juveniles with white-edged ocelli in dorsal fin that reduces to a black spot in adults.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coradion chrysozonus
Family
Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Depth range
3–60 m (10–197 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 3 - 60 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: scattered colonies along the coast of Queensland, the Frankland Group off north Queensland, Western Australia, and New Guinea; Indonesia and the Philippines, and very seldom along the Chinese coast. Recently reported from Tonga.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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