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by Bob Fenner
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Chelmon rostrata |
| Chelmon marginalis Richardson 1842, Margined
Coralfish. Northern coast of Australia. To some seven inches total length.
A sometimes available hardier choice than the common "Chelmon". |
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| Chelmon muelleri (Klunzinger 1879), Muller's
Coralfish. Northern Australia in coastal reefs. To seven inches total
length. Feeds on a large mix of benthic invertebrates. |
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Chelmon rostratus (Linnaeus 1758), the Copperband
Butterflyfish or Beaked Coralfish. Most die within a week or two of capture from
trauma and starvation, dying "mysteriously" in the night. Due to
better conditions in the age of reef keeping, some folks are able to salvage
specimens, even hand feeding them. From the tropical western Pacific, to six
inches overall length.
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| Chelmon muelleri (Klunzinger 1879) Muller's Coralfish.
From the upper/northern coast of Australia. To seven inches overall. More
cosmopolitan feeder than others of its genus. |
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