Pearlscale Angelfish

Centropyge vrolikii

Pale grey, flowing transition to black at the body rear. Caudal fin with fine blue edge fringe. Gill lid with short orange-brown line.

Size : 10-12 cm

Habitat : Inhabits protected, coral-rich outreefs and lagoons, 3-25 m. Alone or in small, loose groups.

Distribution : Christmas Islands and Bali to SW Japan, Marshall Islands and Vanuatu.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Acanthuriformes

FAMILY

:

Pomacanthidae

GENUS

:

Centropyge

SPECIES

:

Centropyge vrolikii

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner