Orange-tailed coralfish

Coradion calendula

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth18–74 m
Water temperature26–29 °C
Best monthsMay and October
How commonRare

About this species

The orange-tailed coralfish, is a species of butterflyfish native to the coast of Australia. It was described based on 44 individuals collected in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and north Queensland and closely resembles the orange-banded coralfish, but with an orange tail.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Orange-tailed coralfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 4 records
February: 1 records
March: 2 records
April: 1 records
May: 9 records
June: 1 records
July: 1 records
August: 0 records
September: 2 records
October: 11 records
November: 3 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 18–74 m · Deepest record: 128 m

10–20 m: 3 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 4 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 9 records
60–70 m: 8 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C

26–28 °C: 29 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: Orange-tailed coralfish, orange-tailed coralfish

Names in 1 more languages

Spanish: Pez mariposa cola naranja

Similar species

High-fin Butterflyfish
Coradion altivelis
Golden-girdled Coralfish
Coradion chrysozonus
Threadfin butterflyfish
Chaetodon auriga
Citron Butterfly
Chaetodon citrinellus
Blackblotch Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ephippium
Sunburst butterflyfish
Chaetodon kleinii

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
30 open-data records from 1962 to 2021.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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