Copperband butterflyfish

Copperband butterflyfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chelmon
Species:
C. rostratus
Binomial name
Chelmon rostratus
Synonyms[2]
  • Chaetodon rostratus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Chelmo rostratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Chaetodon enceladus Shaw, 1791
  • Chelmon lol Montrouzier, 1857

The copperband butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus), also known as the beaked coral fish, is found in reefs in both the Pacific and Indian Oceans. This butterflyfish is one of the three species that make up the genus Chelmon and all have long beaks.

  1. ^ Myers, R.F.; Pratchett, M. (2010). "Chelmon rostratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165659A6083324. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165659A6083324.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chelmon rostratus". FishBase. December 2019 version.