Twospot coralfish
Coradion melanopus
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A very wary butterflyfish from Indonesia to the Philippines that feeds on sponges, especially along drop-offs. It reaches 15 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Coradion melanopus
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Chaetodon melanopus, Tetragnoptrus melanopus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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