Margined Coralfish (species: Chelmon marginalis) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Chelmon marginalis
Margined Coralfish


©Graham Edgar / Reef Life Survey: Margined Coralfish (Chelmon marginalis) at Enderby Island, Dampier Marine Park, Western Australia

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Chaetodontidae
Genus Chelmon
Species Chelmon marginalis
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 18 cm (Total length)

Depth range

  • From 1 m to 30 m

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Western Pacific: northern Australia (from Western Australia to the Great Barrier Reef) and Papua New Guinea. (Fishbase)

Inhabit coastal reefs. (Fishbase)

Behaviour

Usually solitary but form pairs during breeding. (Fishbase)

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