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Margined coralfish (Chelmon marginalis)
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Margined coralfish (Chelmon marginalis) specimen
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Chaetodontidae

Margined coralfish

Chelmon marginalis

Chaetodontid Fish Reaching Eighteen Centimeters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Margined coralfish is a marine fish from Western Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 18 cm.

Genus
Chelmon
Maximum length
18 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Western Pacific: northern Australia (from Western Australia to the Great Barrier Reef) and Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6192 ). Closely resembles Chelmon rostratus .
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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