yellow angelfish
| Scientific name | Centropyge heraldi |
|---|---|
| Descriptor | Woods & Schultz |
| Year of description | 1953 |
| IUCN category | LC |
| Family | Pomacanthidae |
| Genus | Centropyge |
Introduction
Centropyge heraldi, commonly known as yellow angelfish, is a salt water fish.
Who is it?
Morphology
-
Average size10 cm
-
Maximum size12 cm
-
Longevity10 year
-
ShapeOvoid
-
Average size10 cm
-
Maximum size12 cm
-
Longevity10 year
-
ShapeOvoid
How to recognize the yellow angelfish ?
The yellow angelfish measures around 10 cm. The dominant males can however reach 12 cm. This fish is unicolore with a predominantly jaune body.
Sexual dimorphism
The adult male is bigger than the female.
Behaviour & Life cycle
-
dietherbivorous
-
Sociabilityliving in small groups
-
territorialNo
-
Way of livingdiurnal
The yellow angelfish is a fish living in small groups naturally found at mid-depth and near the bottom. The members of each group are organized around a well established hierarchy. This species is herbivorous .
Although the yellow angelfish is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
-
Reproductionovipare qui pond en eau libre
-
Hermaphroditeprotogynous
The yellow angelfish is a fish ovipare qui pond en eau libre. always born female. Growing up, individuals will change sex to become male, this is called successive hermaphroditism of the protogynous type.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
Where to see this species?
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
-
Temperature25 - 29 °C
-
Depth5 - 90 m
Biotope presentation
The yellow angelfish is most often found at a depth between 5m and 90m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
To go further
Species of the same family
To read on the web
Sources & Contributions
Participation & Validation
The Fishipedia team and specialist contributors are committed to providing high-quality content. However, although the information comes from scientific sources or testimonials from specialists, the cards may contain inaccuracies.
Adrien Falzon
Translation
Translation done with the valuable contribution of our translators, who make this information available to a wider audience. We sincerely thank them for their commitment.
Bibliographic references
Lemonpeel (Centropyge flavissima) and yellow (C. heraldi) pygmy angelfishes each consist of two geographically isolated sibling species - Kang-Ning Shen - Chih-Wei Chang - Erwan Delrieu-Trottin - Philippe Borsa - Springer Nature - 2016.
Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands, Volume 2 - Schultz, Leonard P. - BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY - 1953.
Where to see this species?
Tags
Species of the same family
Same genus
Species of the same biotope
Scientific partners