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Willemawillum

Chelmon marginalis Richardson, 1842

Status not recordedbony fish

The willemawillum (Chelmon marginalis) is a species in the family Chaetodontidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the willemawillum

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the willemawillum live?

Not recorded

Is the willemawillum endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the willemawillum classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusChelmon
  7. SpeciesChelmon marginalis Richardson, 1842

Synonyms Chelmo tricinctus, Chelmon rostratus marginalis

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Margined coralfishEnglish
  • Western beaked butterflyfishEnglish
  • Peix papallona marginatCatalan
  • zobec lemovanýCzech
  • Uplettet pincetfiskDanish
  • Westaustralischer PinzettfischGerman
  • Pez Mariposa con Margenes OccidentalSpanish
  • Pesce farfalla dal rostro marginatoItalian
  • Keper lautMalay
  • Peixe-borboleta-marginadoPortuguese
  • Окаймлённый хелмонRussian
  • 緣鑽嘴魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the willemawillum

Other species in the same genus Chelmon.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the willemawillum?

The willemawillum (Chelmon marginalis) belongs to the family Chaetodontidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Willemawillum (Chelmon marginalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/willemawillum

MLA

“Willemawillum (Chelmon marginalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/willemawillum.

BibTeX
@misc{willemawillum_2026,
  title = {Willemawillum (Chelmon marginalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/willemawillum},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}