Centropyge abei
Centropyge abei (Abe's angelfish) is a small marine angelfish of the genus Centropyge.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Pomacanthidae |
| Genus: | Centropyge |
| Species: | C. abei |
| Binomial name | |
| Centropyge abei (Allen, Young & Colin, 2006) | |
Distribution
Centropyge abei is found on deep reefs (between 100 and 155m) in the western Pacific Ocean, amongst the islands of Indonesia and Palau.[1]
Description
Centropyge abei grows to around 9 cm in size and has a predominantly yellow body with only the upper third (including the dorsal fin) being black or brown in colour. There is a white band running behind the gill plates of this fish (the head itself is black in colour) the caudal fin is white.[1]
Habits
Centropyge abei is found mainly on the seabed (consisting of rubble) in temperatures ranging from 20-21 °C.[1]
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Centropyge abei" in FishBase. April 2014 version.
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