Orangebanded Coralfish, Coradion chrysozonus (Cuvier 1831)

Other Names: Goldengirdled Coralfish, Goldon-girdled Coralfish, Orange-banded Coralfish

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Orangebanded Coralfish, Coradion chrysozonus (Cuvier 1831)

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Distribution	Shark Bay to North West Cape, Western Australia, and Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, to off Townsville, Queensland. Elsewhere, the species occurs in the tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific: southern Thailand to the Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan and Taiwan, throughout the Coral Triangle and south to Australia. Individuals or pairs are found on a range of coastal to outer reefs habitats with rich invertebrate growth. May prefer deeper cooler reefs.
Features	Dorsal fin IX, 28-30; Anal fin III, 19-21.
Feeding	Omnivore - feeds mostly on sponges, including tiny invertebrates found on the surface on sponges.
Similar Species	The similar Coradion calendula differs in the shape of the expanded pelvic fin (almost straight vs rounded and expanded posteriorly in C. chrysozonus), in the number of dorsal-fin soft rays (28-32 vs 27-30 in C. chrysozonus) and anal-fin soft rays (20-22 vs 18-21), and in the shape of the black band on the preopercle. Adult C. calendula have an orange caudal-peduncle band with a small, saddle-like, blackish dorsal streak, vs. a broad, brown-to-black circum-peduncular band in C. chrysozonus. Juveniles have an orange or yellow caudal peduncle band (vs a blackish or brownish caudal-peduncle band in C. chrysozonus).
Etymology	The specific name is from the Latin chryso- (= gold, gold-coloured) and zonus (= belt, girdle), in reference to the brownish-orange bands or bars on the sides.
Species Citation	Chaetodon chrysozonus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831, Histoire Naturelle des Poissons 7: 82. Type locality: Java, Indonesia.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2024
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Orangebanded Coralfish, Coradion chrysozonus (Cuvier 1831)

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