Coradion melanopus (Cuvier, 1831)
Twospot coralfish
Coradion melanopus
photo by Greenfield, J.

 Family:  Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
 Max. size:  15 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  reef-associated; 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:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 25.05.94
 Modified by: Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen - 19.04.13
 Checked by: Agustin, Liza Q. - 12.08.94

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