Pearlscale angelfish

Centropyge vrolikii

Deep Bodied Pomacanthid Fish of Indo Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Centropyge vrolikii, known commonly as the pearlscale angelfish or half black angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Centropyge
Maximum length: 12 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Pacific: Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean and Bali to the Marshall Islands and Vanuatu, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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