- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- CHAETODONTIDAE
- Coradion
- chrysozonus
Orangebanded Coralfish, Coradion chrysozonus (Cuvier 1831)
Other Names: Goldengirdled Coralfish, Goldon-girdled Coralfish, Orange-banded Coralfish
An Orangebanded Coralfish, Coradion chrysozonus, at Kri, Raja Ampat, West Papua. Source: Paddy Ryan / http://www.ryanphotographic.com/chaetodontidae.htm. License: All rights reserved
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Bray, D.J. 2024, Coradion chrysozonus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 13 Nov 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/424
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 |
Orangebanded Coralfish, Coradion chrysozonus (Cuvier 1831)
References
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