Centropyge bicolor

Taxonomical systematics

Scientific name

Centropyge bicolor (Bloch, 1787)

Synonyms

Chaetodon bicolor Bloch, 1787

Common names

Bicolor Angel,

Genus

Centropyge Kaup, 1860

Family

Pomacanthidae

Order

Perciformes

Class

Actinopterygii

Phylum

Chordata

Local ecology

Distribution

Tropical Western Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Northern and Western Indian Ocean. (Found in Sydney)

Biological characteristics

Maximum size

15cm TL

Bicolor angelfish, C. bicolor, at Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland.

Juvenile bicolor angelfish, C. bicolor, in aquarium. (TL ~ 20mm, caught at Seal Rocks, NSW).