Sealife guideThe bicolor angelfishCentropyge bicolor
Last updated on 01/13/2025 at 09:42 PM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Bicolor angelfish, two-colored angelfish
- French name: Poisson ange nain bicolore
- Scientific name: Centropyge bicolor (Bloch, 1787)
- Family name: Pomacanthidae
- Order name: Acanthuriformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Description
The bicolor angelfish displays a distinctive coloration with a bright yellow front half and a deep blue rear half.
Geographic range
The bicolor angelfish is found in the tropical waters of coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region.
Did you know ?
The bicolor angelfish is a popular species in aquariums although it can exhibit territorial behavior in captivity.
The bicolor angelfish is listed as many other marine species within The
IUCN Red List of threatened species. The bicolor angelfish appears in the
IUCN Red List since 2010 within the category Least Concern !
Within the same genus
Blacktail angelfish
(Centropyge eibli)
Flame angelfish
(Centropyge loriculus)
Lemonpeel angelfish
(Centropyge flavissima)
Pearl-scaled angelfish
(Centropyge vrolikii)
Rusty angelfish
(Centropyge ferrugata)
Two spined angelfish
(Centropyge bispinosa)
Within the same family
Goldflake angelfish
(Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus)
Gray angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
Rock beauty
(Holacanthus tricolor)
Scribbled angelfish
(Chaetodontoplus duboulayi)
Semicircle angelfish
(Pomacanthus semicirculatus)
Yellow-ear angelfish
(Apolemichthys xanthotis)
Yellow blotch angelfish
(Pomacanthus maculosus)
Yellow lemonpeel angelfish
(Pomacanthus navarchus)
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