Centropyge bispinosa

Taxonomical systematics

Scientific name

Centropyge bispinosa (Günther, 1860)

Synonyms

Holacanthus bispinosus Günther, 1860

Centropyge bispinosus (Günther, 1860)

Common names

Coral Beauty, Twospined Angelfish

Genus

Centropyge Kaup, 1860

Family

Pomacanthidae

Order

Perciformes

Class

Actinopterygii

Phylum

Chordata

Local ecology

Distribution

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

Biological characteristics

Maximum size

10cm TL

A pair of coral beauties, C. bispinosa, on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.

Coral beauty, C. bispinosa. in the aquarium.

Coral beauty. C. bispinosa, in the aquarium.

Coral beauty. C. bispinosa, in the aquarium.