Blueface angelfish (Chaetodontoplus personifer)

Scientific name: Chaetodontoplus personifer McCulloch, 1914

Blueface angelfish (Chaetodontoplus personifer)

The Blueface angelfish (Chaetodontoplus personifer) is a marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, northwest Australia to Taiwan.

Biology

Body black; forehead, chest, pelvic fins, and caudal fins yellow; side of the head blue with numerous yellow spots; posterior part of dorsal and anal fins with whitish blue margin; caudal fin with narrow submarginal black band along its posterior edge; pectoral fins black with yellowish distally.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chaetodontoplus personifer
Family
Pomacanthidae (Angelfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: northwest Australia to Taiwan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

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

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