Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus
Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Pomacanthidae |
Genus: | Chaetodontoplus |
Species: | C. caeruleopunctatus
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Binomial name | |
Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus |
Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus, the bluespotted angelfish, is a species of marine
Description
Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus has a pale orange-brown head and anterior part of the body, while the remainder of the body is dusky brown to bluish-black marked with dense blue spots. The
Distribution
Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus is endemic to the Philippines where it is rarely recorded in the wild.[5]
Habitat and biology
Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus is found at depths between 14 and 40 metres (46 and 131 ft).
Systematics
Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus was first formally described in 1976 by the
Utlisation
Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus despite its apparent rarity in the wild is quite frequently found in the aquarium trade and has been bred in captivity.[3]
References
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- ^ "Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus". Saltcorner!. Bob Goemans. 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Chaetodontoplus Caeruleopunctatus". De Jong Marine Life. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ a b c Joe Rowlett (2017). "Huxley's Line & The Bluespotted Angelfish". reefs.com. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Centropyge". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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