Coradion melanopus

Coradion melanopus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Chaetodontidae
Genus:	Coradion
Species:	C. melanopus
Binomial name
	Coradion melanopus; (Cuvier, 1831)
Synonyms
	Chaetodon melanopus Cuvier, 1831; Tetragnoptrus melanopus (Cuvier, 1831);

Coradion melanopus, known commonly as the twospot coralfish, is a

tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific region, from Indonesia to the Philippines.^[1] The twospot coralfish is a small size species which attains a maximum size of 15 cm length. It is a cautious species which inhabits sheltered lagoons or exposed outer reefs where it feeds on sponges, especially along drop offs. It forms pair to breed.^[2]

References

^
doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155193A4741682.en
. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Coradion melanopus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.

External links

http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=280392
Photos of Coradion melanopus on Sealife Collection

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 
doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155193A4741682.en
. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[Fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Coradion melanopus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.

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