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Golden Angelfish

Centropyge heraldi Woods & Schultz 1953

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.
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Rodolfo B. Reyes
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 17
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Trophic Strategy

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Inhabits steep outer reef slopes, occasionally on lagoon reefs (Ref. 9710). Herbivorous (Ref. 33482).
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Pascualita Sa-a
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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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