Goldtail angelfish

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Goldtail angelfish

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Pomacanthus
Species:
P. chrysurus
Binomial name
Pomacanthus chrysurus
(Cuvier, 1831)
Synonyms[2]
  • Holacanthus chrysurus Cuvier, 1831
  • Pomacanthodes chrysurus (Cuvier, 1831)

The goldtail angelfish (Pomacanthus chrysurus), also known as the earspot angelfish, is a species of marine

marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae
. It is found in the western Indian Ocean.

Description

The goldtail angelfish shows more similarities between the adults and the juveniles than most other marine angelfishes in the genus

anal fin has 3 spines and 18–19 soft rays. This species attains a maximum total length of 33 cm (13 in).[2]

Distribution

The goldtail angelfish is found in the western Indian Ocean from the

KwaZulu Natal. Its range includes Madagascar, the Comoro Islands and the Seychelles.[1]

Habitat and biology

The goldtail angelfish is found at depths of between 1 and 30 metres (3.3 and 98.4 ft) on shallow reefs which have rich growths of coral, or rocky reefs.

tunicates, crustaceans, and zooplankton while the juveniles, who are found in much shallower water consume large quantities of algae.[3] The biology of this species is otherwise little known.[1]

Systematics

The goldtail angelfish was first formally

type locality given as Dorey Harbor, New Guinea, which could be an error for Madagascar.[4] Some authorities place this species in the subgenus Acanthochaetodon. The specific name chrysurus is this compound of chrysis meaning “gold” and urus meaning “tail”, a reference to the yellow caudal fin.[5]

Utilisation

The goldtail angelfish is infrequently collected for the aquarium trade but does not often make it on to the market. Most commercially available specimens originate from Kenya.[1]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165831A6143660.en
    . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Pomacanthus chrysurus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. ^ a b "Pomacanthus chrysurus". Saltcorner!. Bob Goemans. 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pomacanthus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  5. ^ 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 28 February 2021.

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