Yellow angelfish

Centropyge heraldi

Pomacanthid Fish in Indo Pacific

Yellow
Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
South Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Centropyge heraldi, the yellow angelfish or Herald's angelfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It comes from the Pacific Ocean and sometimes makes its way into the aquarium trade.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Centropyge
Maximum length: 12 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-Pacific Ocean: from Sri lanka and Bali to the Indo-Malay archipelago to the Marshall Islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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