Centropyge flavipectoralis, known commonly as the yellowfin angelfish or moonbeam angelfish, is a marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the familyPomacanthidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean.[1]
Centropyge flavipectoralis is largely brown in colour marked on the flanks with metallic blue stripes. The pectoral fin is yellow.[2] The dorsal fin contains 14–15 spines and 14–15 soft rays while the anal fin has three spines and 16–18 soft rays. This species attains a maximum total length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in).[3]
Distributionedit
Centropyge flavipectoralis is found in the Indian Ocean in the Maldives, Sri Lanka and the Andaman Sea from Thailand south to northern Sumatra.[1]
Habitat and biologyedit
Centropyge flavipectoralis is found at depths between 3 and 20 metres (9.8 and 65.6 ft).[1] This species occurs in areas of rubble with limited growth of coral. It is usually encountered in small groups on seabeds with some cover.[3] Its diet is mainly algae, worms and crustaceans.[2]
Systematicsedit
Centropyge flavipectoralis was first formally described in 1977 by the American ichthyologist John Ernest Randall (1924-2020) and his German colleague Wolfgang Klausewitz (1922-2018) with the type locality given as Lively Rock at Trincomalee in Sri Lanka.[4] The specific name flavipectoralis means “yellow pectoral” referring to the colour of the pectoral fins. Within the genusCentropyge this species is considered, by some authorities, to be in the subgenusCentropyge.[5]
Utilisationedit
Centropyge flavipectoralis is infrequent in the aquarium trade.[1] It is reputed to be a hardy species in captivity but its relative drabness reduces demand.[2]
Referencesedit
Wikispecies has information related to Centropyge multispinis.
^ abcdePyle, R.; Myers, R.F.; Rocha, L.A. (2010). "Centropyge flavipectoralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165895A6159558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165895A6159558.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ abc"Centropyge flavipectoralis". Saltcorner!. Bob Goemans. 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
^ abFroese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Centropyge flavipectoralis" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
^Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 July 2020). "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 1): Families LOBOTIDAE, POMACANTHIDAE, DREPANEIDAE and CHAETODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
April 12, 2024
centropyge, flavipectoralis, known, commonly, yellowfin, angelfish, moonbeam, angelfish, marine, finned, fish, marine, angelfish, belonging, family, pomacanthidae, native, indian, ocean, conservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationdomai. Centropyge flavipectoralis known commonly as the yellowfin angelfish or moonbeam angelfish is a marine ray finned fish a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae It is native to the Indian Ocean 1 Centropyge flavipectoralisConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder PerciformesFamily PomacanthidaeGenus CentropygeSpecies C flavipectoralisBinomial nameCentropyge flavipectoralisRandall amp Klausewitz 1977 Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Habitat and biology 4 Systematics 5 Utilisation 6 ReferencesDescription editCentropyge flavipectoralis is largely brown in colour marked on the flanks with metallic blue stripes The pectoral fin is yellow 2 The dorsal fin contains 14 15 spines and 14 15 soft rays while the anal fin has three spines and 16 18 soft rays This species attains a maximum total length of 10 centimetres 3 9 in 3 Distribution editCentropyge flavipectoralis is found in the Indian Ocean in the Maldives Sri Lanka and the Andaman Sea from Thailand south to northern Sumatra 1 Habitat and biology editCentropyge flavipectoralis is found at depths between 3 and 20 metres 9 8 and 65 6 ft 1 This species occurs in areas of rubble with limited growth of coral It is usually encountered in small groups on seabeds with some cover 3 Its diet is mainly algae worms and crustaceans 2 Systematics editCentropyge flavipectoralis was first formally described in 1977 by the American ichthyologist John Ernest Randall 1924 2020 and his German colleague Wolfgang Klausewitz 1922 2018 with the type locality given as Lively Rock at Trincomalee in Sri Lanka 4 The specific name flavipectoralis means yellow pectoral referring to the colour of the pectoral fins Within the genus Centropyge this species is considered by some authorities to be in the subgenus Centropyge 5 Utilisation editCentropyge flavipectoralis is infrequent in the aquarium trade 1 It is reputed to be a hardy species in captivity but its relative drabness reduces demand 2 References edit nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Centropyge multispinis a b c d e Pyle R Myers R F Rocha L A 2010 Centropyge flavipectoralis IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010 e T165895A6159558 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2010 4 RLTS T165895A6159558 en Retrieved 19 November 2021 a b c Centropyge flavipectoralis Saltcorner Bob Goemans 2012 Retrieved 23 January 2021 a b Froese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2019 Centropyge flavipectoralis in FishBase December 2019 version Eschmeyer William N Fricke Ron amp van der Laan Richard eds Species in the genus Centropyge Catalog of Fishes California Academy of Sciences Retrieved 21 January 2021 Christopher Scharpf amp Kenneth J Lazara 21 July 2020 Order ACANTHURIFORMES part 1 Families LOBOTIDAE POMACANTHIDAE DREPANEIDAE and CHAETODONTIDAE The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J Lazara Retrieved 23 January 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Centropyge flavipectoralis amp oldid 1190915964, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
