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Coradion melanopus (Cuvier, 1831) Twospot coralfish |
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photo by
Greenfield, J. |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 15 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 10 - 30 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Indonesia to Papua New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago. Reported from the Philippines (Ref. 9710). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-27; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 17-18. Description: Pearly white with broad brownish bands. A distinctive white-edged ocellus in dorsal fin and a smaller one in anal fin (Ref. 48636). Snout length 2.7-2.9 in HL. Body depth 1.3-1.4 in SL (Ref. 90102). | |||
| Biology: | An extremely wary fish found in sheltered lagoons or exposed outer reefs; to a depth greater than 30 m (Ref. 9710). More common along drop-offs in the vicinity of sponges on which they feed (Ref. 9710). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 October 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||