Centropyge colini

(Smith-Vaniz & Randall, 1974)

Vernacular names
English : Cocos-Keeling angelfish
French : Poisson ange nain de Coco-Keeling

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Acanthuriformes (sometimes still Perciformes)
Family : Pomacanthidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species reaches 9 cm in length. Deep and more rectangle-looking body than other species of its genus. Coloration almost entirely lemon-yellow with violet-blue area on first two-thirds of back, reaching up to eye and mid-body.

Range and habitat
This species is found in the Indo-Pacific area, around Cocos-Keeling atoll, parts of Indonesia, Guam, Palau, Fiji and Marshall Islands. Lives in outer coral reef drop-offs, from 20 to 100 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a small range but isn’t impacted at all by collection for local and international trade. Its habitat remains preserved for now.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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