Western talma

The Western talma lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 51 - 57 m environment.

Image: A Western Talma at north-western Kangaroo Island - Add comment Add tags A Western Talma at north-western Kangaroo Island Description A Western Talma a depth of 7 m, north-western Kangaroo Island, South More

The Western Talma is a deep bodied, compressed fish with a long pointed snout and high dorsal and anal fins. It is silvery with five black bars. The ventral fins are black with a leading white edge. More

Chelmonops curiosus Western Talma Seacliff Reef Chris Hall 2004 1356d Syngnathidae Phyllopteryx taeniolatus Weedy Seadragon Carrickalinga Head 1/2 David Muirhead 2004 1357 Gobiidae Nesogobius hinsbyi Orange-spotted Sand Goby Muston Jetty David Muirhead 3. More

Common names

Coral fish in English
Southern butterflyfish in English
Square-back coralfish in English
Squareback butterflyfish in English
Talma in English
Truncate butterflyfish in English
truncate coralfish in English
Vestlig zebrafanefisk in Danish (dansk)
Western talma in English
尖嘴鑷蝶魚 in Mandarin Chinese
尖嘴鑷蝶魚 in Unknown
尖嘴镊蝶鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
尖嘴镊蝶鱼 in Unknown

Order : Perciformes
Family : Chaetodontidae
Genus : Chelmonops
Species : Chelmonops curiosus
Authority : Kuiter, 1986