About Coradion chrysozonus (Cuvier, 1831)
Coradion chrysozonus, commonly called the orangebanded coralfish or goldengirdled coralfish, is a species of marine ray-finned butterflyfish that belongs to the family Chaetodontidae. It is distributed in the Indo-Pacific region. Its scattered populations occur along the coast of Queensland, the Frankland Group off north Queensland, extending west to Western Australia, as well as in New Guinea, Indonesia and the Philippines. This species is rare along the Chinese coast, and has recently been recorded from Tonga. It is normally found as solitary individuals or in pairs, and it inhabits a range of coastal to outer reef habitats that have rich invertebrate growth. This species may prefer deeper cooler reef waters. It is an omnivorous species that feeds mainly on sponges, and also grazes on small invertebrates from the surface of sponges.
