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by Bob Fenner
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Coradion altivelis, Australia |
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Coradion species Coralfish (Coradion altivelis McCulloch
1916, the Highfin Coralfish; Coradion chrysozonus (Cuvier 1831),
Orange-Banded Coralfish; C. melanopus (Cuvier 1831), Two-Eyed
Coralfish), all from the tropical western Pacific and very similar in
appearance (note presence of eyespots: none, one, two in order, by
species). One in Bunaken, Indonesia, another in an aquarium.
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| Coradion altivelis McCulloch
1916, the Highfin Coralfish. Indo-West Pacific. To six inches in length.
This one off of Heron Island, Australia's GBR. No ocellus and squarish
caudal mark denote this species. |
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| Coradion chrysozonus (Cuvier 1831), the Goldengirdled
Coralfish. Indo-Pacific; Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia to the
Philippines. To six inches in length. Off of Pulau Redang,
Malaysia and N. Sulawesi. An oval black caudal peduncle marking and single
ocellus denote this species. |
 
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| Coradion melanopus (Cuvier 1831), the Twospot
Coralfish. Western Pacific: Indonesia to Papua New Guinea and Bismarck
Archipelago. To 15 cm. in length. N. Sulawesi pix. Not two ocelli. |
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