Centropyge abei

Centropyge abei (Abe's angelfish) is a small marine angelfish of the genus Centropyge.

Centropyge abei

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Centropyge abei" in FishBase. April 2014 version.
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