Twospot coralfish (Coradion melanopus)

Scientific name: Coradion melanopus Cuvier, 1831

Twospot coralfish (Coradion melanopus)

The Twospot coralfish (Coradion melanopus) is a marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Indonesia to Papua New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago. Reported from the Philippines.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-27; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18. Pearly white with broad brownish bands. A distinctive white-edged ocellus in dorsal fin and a smaller one in anal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coradion melanopus
Family
Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Depth range
12 m (39 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 12 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Indonesia to Papua New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago. Reported from the Philippines.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
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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