Orangeface angelfish (Chaetodontoplus chrysocephalus) fish species and information / pictures of Orangeface angelfish - Chaetodontoplus chrysocephalus

Orangeface angelfish (Chaetodontoplus chrysocephalus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Chaetodontoplus chrysocephalus

Common Name
Orangeface angelfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-18; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18. Has a single blue sub-marginal line in the dorsal fin and two in the anal fin. The outer margin is pale blue. Bleeker's illustration shows the lines in the fins but a more brownish body with lines mostly restricted to the head, which maybe attributed to a more juvenile fish (Ref. 48636).

Classification

Classified By

Bleeker, 1854

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Angelfishes (Pomacanthidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: Japan to Indonesia.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory

Trophic Level

2.67 s.e. 0.00 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

22.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Least Concern (LC)