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Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus Yasuda & Tominaga, 1976 Bluespotted angelfish |
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photo by
Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver |
| Family: | Pomacanthidae (Angelfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 20 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 15 - 40 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: endemic to the Philippine Archipelago. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 13-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-17; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 17-17. Description: Body dark with small blue dots; dorsal and anal fins margin narrow white to bluish; caudal fin yellow. Male head bluish grey extending to mid-dorsal of body. Female head and nape dull brown. Body depth 1.6-1.8 in SL. Scales longitudinal series 80-90 (Ref. 90102). | |||
| Biology: | Unknown, probably a coastal species (Ref. 9710). Feeds on sponges and tunicates. Rarely exported through the aquarium trade (Ref. 48391). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 08 October 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||