Sealife guideThe bicolor angelfishCentropyge bicolor
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.
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
Two spined angelfish
(Centropyge bispinosa)
Pearl-scaled angelfish
(Centropyge vrolikii)
Lemonpeel angelfish
(Centropyge flavissima)
Blacktail angelfish
(Centropyge eibli)
Flame angelfish
(Centropyge loriculus)
Rusty angelfish
(Centropyge ferrugata)
Within the same family
Multibarred angelfish
(Paracentropyge multifasciata)
Goldflake angelfish
(Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus)
Yellow-ear angelfish
(Apolemichthys xanthotis)
Gray angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
Blue spotted angelfish
(Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus)
Queen angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
Rock beauty
(Holacanthus tricolor)
Vermiculated angelfish
(Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus)
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The marine species from Indo-Pacific
Bicolor angelfish
(Centropyge bicolor)
Bigeye trevally
(Caranx sexfasciatus)
Blue tunicate
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Lemonpeel angelfish
(Centropyge flavissima)
Pearl-scaled angelfish
(Centropyge vrolikii)
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