Pearlscale Angelfish (species: Centropyge vrolikii) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Centropyge vrolikii
Pearlscale Angelfish


©Lyle Vail: Centropyge vrolikii at North Point, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Centropyge vrolikii near the southern end of Ribbon Reef #10.

©Anne Hoggett: Small specimen (6 cm) of Centropyge vrolikii at No Name Reef near Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Pomacanthidae
Genus Centropyge
Species Centropyge vrolikii

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

                   

Distinguishing features

Pale grey at front, grading to black at rear including fins. Tail, anal fin and rear part of dorsal fin with a fine blue margin.

Size

  • Up to 12 cm (Length)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.

Other references

  • Brandl, S.J. and D.R. Bellwood (2013). Morphology, sociality, and ecology: can morphology predict pairing behavior in coral reef fishes? Coral Reefs, 32: 835-836. LIRS catalog number 1718.
  • Cribb, T.H., R.A. Bray, K.A. Hall and S.C. Cutmore (2015). A review of the genus Antorchis Linton, 1911 (Trematoda: Faustulidae) from Indo-Pacific fishes with the description of a new species, Systematic Parasitology, 92: 1-11. LIRS catalog number 1909.
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