Blackspot angelfish (Centropyge nigriocella)

Scientific name: Centropyge nigriocella Woods & Schultz, 1953

Blackspot angelfish (Centropyge nigriocella)

The Blackspot angelfish (Centropyge nigriocella) is a marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 15. Overall color is pale yellow; top of head brownish; base of the pectoral fins black; a black spot slightly larger than eye, with a white margin is on the posterior base of the dorsal fin. Tips of the dorsal and anal-fin spines with short filaments.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Centropyge nigriocella
Family
Pomacanthidae (Angelfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Depth range
4–15 m (13–49 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 4 - 15 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: patchy distribution, from Johnston Atoll to the Society Islands, also reported from the Mariana and Admiralty Islands. Recently reported from Ouv?a Atoll, Loyalty Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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