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Class: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Pomacanthidae Angelfishes

Genus: Chaetodontoplus

(See list of species below)


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15 species (see list below)
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Photo by Baensch, F.

Southwest Pacific

Chaetodontoplus ballinae Whitley, 1959

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Chaetodontoplus ballinae
[Ballina angelfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus Yasuda & Tominaga, 1976

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Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus
[Bluespotted angelfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
 
Chaetodontoplus cephalareticulatus
[]

Photo by Tonozuka, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Chaetodontoplus chrysocephalus (Bleeker, 1855)

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Chaetodontoplus chrysocephalus
[Orangeface angelfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus (Waite, 1900)

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Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus
[Conspicuous angelfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Chaetodontoplus dimidiatus (Bleeker, 1860)

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Chaetodontoplus dimidiatus
[Velvet angelfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Chaetodontoplus duboulayi (Günther, 1867)

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Chaetodontoplus duboulayi
[Scribbled angelfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chaetodontoplus melanosoma (Bleeker, 1853)

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Chaetodontoplus melanosoma
[Black-velvet angelfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Chaetodontoplus meredithi Kuiter, 1990

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Chaetodontoplus meredithi
[Queensland yellowtail angelfish]

Photo by Tanaka, H.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus (Bloch, 1787)

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Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus
[Vermiculated angelfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Chaetodontoplus niger
[Black angelfish]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Chaetodontoplus personifer (McCulloch, 1914)

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Chaetodontoplus personifer
[Blueface angelfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.6 cm SL
Chaetodontoplus poliourus Randall & Rocha, 2009

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Chaetodontoplus poliourus
[Greytail angelfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Western Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)

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Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis
[Bluestriped angelfish]

Photo by Carlson, B.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
Chaetodontoplus vanderloosi Allen & Steene, 2004

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Chaetodontoplus vanderloosi
[Vanderloos angelfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chaetodontoplus ballinae Ballina angelfish Southwest Pacific 1959
Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus Bluespotted angelfish Western Pacific 20 TL 1976
Chaetodontoplus cephalareticulatus Northwestern Pacific 8.9 SL 1975
Chaetodontoplus chrysocephalus Orangeface angelfish Western Pacific 22 TL 1855
Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus Conspicuous angelfish Western Pacific 10 TL 1900
Chaetodontoplus dimidiatus Velvet angelfish Western Central Pacific 22 TL 1860
Chaetodontoplus duboulayi Scribbled angelfish Indo-West Pacific 28 TL 1867
Chaetodontoplus melanosoma Black-velvet angelfish Indo-West Pacific 20 TL 1853
Chaetodontoplus meredithi Queensland yellowtail angelfish Western Pacific 25 TL 1990
Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus Vermiculated angelfish Indo-West Pacific 18 TL 1787
Chaetodontoplus niger Black angelfish Western Pacific 25 TL 1966
Chaetodontoplus personifer Blueface angelfish Western Pacific 35 TL 1914
Chaetodontoplus poliourus Greytail angelfish Western Pacific 8.6 SL 2009
Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis Bluestriped angelfish Western Pacific 22 TL 1844
Chaetodontoplus vanderloosi Vanderloos angelfish Western Pacific 12.5 SL 2004



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