Chelmon

Chelmon
Chelmon
Temporal range: 23–0 Ma

Miocene to Present[1]
Copperband butterflyfish, Chelmon rostratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chelmon
Cloquet, 1817
Species

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Chelmon is a genus of tropical fish in the family Chaetodontidae.

Species

References

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2008-01-08.