Chelmon
| Chelmon Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Copperband butterflyfish (C. rostratus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Chelmon Cloquet, 1817 |
| Type species | |
| Chelmon rostratus | |
Chelmon is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the family Chaetodontidae, the butterflyfishes. They are tropical species native to the western Pacific Ocean.