Coradion altivelis McCulloch, 1916
Highfin coralfish
photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Family:  Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Max. size:  18 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 30 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea and Sumatra, Indonesia to Papua New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to northwest Australia and the Great Barrier Reef.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31-33; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 20-22. Description: Body white, three vertical bars golden or dark brown, the two behind head spaced closely, the other one before tail extends from dorsal fin to anal fin; eye bar diagonal brown; caudal peduncle bar black. Snout length 3.0-3.1 in HL. Body depth 1.4-1.5 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Biology:  A poorly known species (Ref. 4855). Found in inshore reefs in mixed algae and coral habitats and coastal drop-offs (Ref. 48636). Uncommon (Ref. 90102). 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
Country info:  Recorded from Malalag Bay, Paril-Sangay Protected Seascape, Moro Gulf (Ref. 106380).


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