Netherlands Antilles country information

Common names: Pygmy angelfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref:
Importance: of no interest | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known off Bonaire (Ref. 26280, 13442).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nt.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R., 1985
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Common names from other countries

Cherub pygmy angelfish, Angelote pigmeo, Angelote pigmeo, ... more

Klassifizierung / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Pomacanthidae (Angelfishes)
Etymology: Centropyge: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, pyge = tail (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ökologie

seewasser riff-verbunden; standorttreu; tiefenbereich 5 - 80 m (Ref. 9626), usually 5 - 30 m (Ref. 9626). Subtropical; 35°N - 10°N

Verbreitung Länder | FAO Gebiete | Ecosystems | Vorkommen | Point map | Einführungen | Faunafri

Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Florida, USA to French Guiana, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 9710)

Kurzbeschreibung Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie

Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 14 - 15; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 15 - 16; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 17. Deep blue, the head and chest orange-yellow; a narrow blue ring around eye; a small dark blue smudge just behind corner of mouth; pectoral fins pale yellowish; other fins deep blue with pale blue margins (Ref. 13442).

Normally occurs in rubble areas. Feeds on various types of algae. Oviparous (Ref. 205), monogamous (Ref. 52884). Retreats into holes when frightened (Ref. 9710). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35408).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven

Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 240). Monogamous mating is observed as both facultative and social (Ref. 52884).

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Allen, G.R., 1985. Butterfly and angelfishes of the world. Vol. 2. 3rd edit. in English. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. (Ref. 4858)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)

nicht bedroht (LC) ; Date assessed: 08 October 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)