Eastern Talma, Chelmonops truncatus (Kner 1859)
Other Names: Coralfish, Talma, Truncate Coralfish, Truncate Coral-fish
A juvenile Eastern Talma, Chelmonops truncatus, at Port Stephens, New South Wales. Source: John Turnbull / Flickr. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A silvery brown butterflyfish with a tubular snout, high dorsal and anal fins, and five dark bands on the body including the band encircling the tail base. Juveniles have an ocellus on the dorsal fin.
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Dianne J. Bray, Chelmonops truncatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/423
Eastern Talma, Chelmonops truncatus (Kner 1859)
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Distribution |
Endemic to coastal waters of south-eastern Australia from Double Island Point in southern Queensland, to about Jervis Bay, New South Wales. Found on deep coastal reefs, around headlands and rocky estuaries. |
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Features |
Soft dorsal and anal fins very angular with almost vertical fin margins. Fins of juveniles more rounded. |
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Feeding |
Omnivore - feeds on small crustaceans, worms and filamentous algae. |
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Biology |
Usually forms monogamous pairs. |
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Conservation |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Least Concern |
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Similar Species |
The Western Talma, Chelmonops curiosus, grows to a larger size and has longer dorsal and anal fins. |
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Species Citation |
Chaetodon truncatus Kner, 1859, Sitzungsb. Akad. Wissensch. Wien 34: 442. Type locality: Sydney, NSW. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Eastern Talma, Chelmonops truncatus (Kner 1859)
References
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Kner, R. 1859. Über Trachypterus altivelis und Chaetodon truncatus, n. sp. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 34: 437-445 pls 1-2
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp.
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Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls.
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McCulloch, A.R. 1916. Report on some fishes obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South and South-Western Australia. Part 4. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 4(4): 169-199 figs 1-2 pls 49-58
Myers, R. & Pratchett, M. 2010. Chelmonops truncatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2.
