Chelmon

Chelmon Temporal range: Miocene–present [1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Copperband butterflyfish (C. rostratus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Chaetodontidae
Genus:	Chelmon Cloquet, 1817
Type species
Chelmon rostratus Linnaeus, 1758 [2]

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: ^[3]

• Chelmon marginalis J. Richardson, 1842– margined coralfish
• Chelmon muelleri Klunzinger, 1880– blackfin coralfish
• Chelmon rostratus (Linnaeus, 1758)– copperband butterflyfish

The only known potential fossil of this genus is Chelmon fossilis de Beaufort, 1926 from the Miocene of Sulawesi, Indonesia. However, its placement within this genus is in doubt, although it is most likely a chaetodontid. ^[4]

References

1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Chaetodontidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 20 November 2020.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chelmon". FishBase . February 2013 version.
4. Marrama', Giuseppe; Giusberti, Luca; Carnevale, Giorgio (2022-04-28). "A Rupelian Coral Reef Fish Assemblage from the Venetian Southern Alps (Berici Hills, Ne Italy)". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 128 (2). doi: 10.54103/2039-4942/16601 . ISSN   2039-4942.