''Coradion'' is a

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of marine

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in the

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Chaetodontidae, the

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es. They are native to the

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Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' Coradion altivelis'' McCulloch, 1916 – highfin coralfish * '' Coradion calendula'' Matsunuma, Tatsuya Matsumoto, Motomura, Ying Giat Seah & Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar, 2023Matsunuma, M., Matsumoto, T., Motomura, H., Seah, Y.G. & Jaafar, T.N.A.M. (2023) Coradion calendula, a new butterflyfish from Australia (Teleostei: Chaetodontidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 40, 1-28.; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7504828 * '' Coradion chrysozonus'' ( G. Cuvier, 1831) – goldengirdled coralfish * '' Coradion melanopus'' ( G. Cuvier, 1831) – twospot coralfish

References

Chaetodontidae Taxa named by Johann Jakob Kaup Marine fish genera {{Chaetodontidae-stub