Vermiculate Angelfish

Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus

Yellow tail, black eye stripes, blue lips.

Size : 18 cm

Habitat : Inhabits coral-rich, protected reefs, 3-20 m. Usually swims in pairs. Feeds on sponges and sea squirts as well as blanket-weed algae.

Distribution : Malaysia, Indonesia, to SW Japan, North Australia, PNG and Solomons.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Acanthuriformes

FAMILY

:

Pomacanthidae

GENUS

:

Chaetodontoplus

SPECIES

:

Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus

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