Cocos-Keeling angelfish

"Centropyge colini"
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Centropyge
Species: C. colini
Binomial name
Centropyge colini
Smith-Vaniz & Randall 1974)

Centropyge colini, the Cocos-Keeling angelfish, or Colin's angelfish is a small marine angelfish measuring up to 9cm, it is predominantly yellow with the upper quarter of its body being bright blue in colour. It inhabits reefs up to a depth of 100m in the Indo-west Pacific ocean, including around the Cocos (Keeling) Islands for which it is named. It is a rare and elusive species which spends much of its time hiding amongst rocks and rubble on reef top-offs. The fish move in harems of between 3 and 7 individuals, with one male and several females.[1] If the male disappears the dominant female will change sex.[1] Little is known about their ecology, and their natural diet is unknown. The fish is very rarely exported as part of the aquarium trade.

References

  1. 1 2 Bray, Dianne. "Cocos-Keeling Angelfish, Centropyge colini". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
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