''Chelmon'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of marine

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...

in the

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Chaetodontidae, the

butterflyfish The butterflyfish are a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. The approximately 129 species in 12 genera are found mostly on the reefs of the Atlant ...

es. They are tropical species native to the western

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Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * ''

Chelmon marginalis ''Chelmon marginalis'', the margined coralfish or Western beaked butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish in the family Chaetodontidae. It is a reef fish which is endemic to Australia. Description ''Chelmon margin ...

'' J. Richardson, 1842 – margined coralfish * ''

Chelmon muelleri ''Chelmon muelleri'', the blackfin coralfish or Muller's coralfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish in the family Chaetodontidae. It is a reef fish which is endemic to Australia. Description ''Chelmon muelleri'' is a long ...

'' Klunzinger, 1880 – blackfin coralfish * ''

Chelmon rostratus ''Chelmon'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the family Chaetodontidae, the butterflyfishes. They are tropical species native to the western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * ''Chelmon m ...

'' ( Linnaeus,

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) – copperband butterflyfish

References

Marine fish genera Taxa named by Hippolyte Cloquet {{Chaetodontidae-stub