Diagnostic Description
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Overall color is bright yellow to bright yellow orange with a dusky olive patch with yellow spots behind the eye.
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 17
Trophic Strategy
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Inhabits steep outer reef slopes, occasionally on lagoon reefs (Ref. 9710). Herbivorous (Ref. 33482).
Biology
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Inhabits steep outer reef slopes, occasionally on lagoon reefs (Ref. 9710). Herbivorous (Ref. 33482). Forms harems of 2-4 individuals. Frequently exported through the aquarium trade (Ref. 48391).
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Importance
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aquarium: commercial
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
分布
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分布於太平洋區，西起台灣，東至土木土群島，北至日本南部，南至澳洲大堡礁。台灣南部、小琉球、綠島及蘭嶼海域可見其蹤跡。
利用
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偶以潛水方式捕捉。為觀賞魚類，無食用經濟價值。罕見之種。
描述
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體橢圓形；背部輪廓略突出，頭背於眼上方平直。吻鈍而小。眶前骨游離，下緣凸出，後方具棘；前鰓蓋骨具鋸齒，具一長強棘；間鰓蓋骨短圓。上下頜相等，齒細長而稍內彎。體被稍大櫛鱗，軀幹前背部具副鱗。背鰭硬棘XV，軟條15；臀鰭硬棘III，軟條17；背鰭與臀鰭軟條部後端尖形；腹鰭鈍尖形；尾鰭圓形。體及各鰭一致為金黃色，眼周圍有黑褐色斑駁；幼魚及成魚體色一致。
棲地
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棲息於外礁斜坡區域，偶可見於清澈的潟湖區。多半單獨活動或成小群活動。生性機警，躲躲藏藏，不易看見。主要以海藻、珊瑚蟲及附著生物等為食。行雌性先成熟的性轉變行為。
Centropyge heraldi
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Centropyge heraldi, the yellow angelfish or Herald's angelfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It comes from the Pacific Ocean and sometimes makes its way into the aquarium trade.
Etymology
The angelfish is named after Earl Stannard Herald. He died in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, in a scuba diving accident.[3]
Description
Centropyge heraldi is a yellowish orange fish. There is a patch of darker olive, with some spots concolorous with the body, within it around the eye.[4] The dorsal fin contains 15 spines and 15 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 17 soft rays. This species attains a maximum total length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in).[2]
Distribution
Centropyge heraldi has a wide range in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. This range extends from southern Japan and Taiwan east as far as the Tuamotu Islands and south to Australia.[1] In Australia it can be found along the Great Barrier Reef south to the Solitary Islands in New South Wales, as well as on some Coral Sea reefs.[4]
Habitat and biology
Centropyge heraldi is found at depths between 8 and 45 metres (26 and 148 ft) and is most commonly recorded on outer reef slopes, and occasionally on lagoon reefs.[1] This species is usually found in small harems of a male and one to three females. Females may change to males when there is no male present.[4] It is a herbivorous species which feeds on filamentous algae.[1]
Systematics
Centropyge heraldi was first formally described in 1953 by the Americans Loren Paul Woods (1914-1979) and Leonard Peter Schultz (1901-1986) with the type locality given as Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.[5] The specific name honours the American ichthyologist and public aquarium director Earl Stannard Herald (1914-1973) who assisted in the collection of the type. Within the genus Centropyge this species is considered, by some authorities, to be in the subgenus Centropyge.[3]
Utilisation
Centropyge heraldi sometimes appears in the aquarium trade.[1]
References
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^ a b c d e Pyle, R.; Rocha, L.A. (2010). "Centropyge heraldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165848A6147706. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165848A6147706.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Centropyge heraldi" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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^ a b Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 July 2020). "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 1): Families LOBOTIDAE, POMACANTHIDAE, DREPANEIDAE and CHAETODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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^ a b c Bray, D.J. (2018). "Centropyge heraldi". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Centropyge". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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Centropyge heraldi: Brief Summary
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Centropyge heraldi, the yellow angelfish or Herald's angelfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It comes from the Pacific Ocean and sometimes makes its way into the aquarium trade.
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