Cocos-Keeling angelfish
| Cocos-Keeling angelfish | |
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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 9 cm, 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 2 Bray, Dianne. "Cocos-Keeling Angelfish, Centropyge colini". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2014.