Japanese angelfish
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Japanese angelfish ( Centropyge interruptus ) |
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The Japanese angelfish ( Centropyge interruptus ) lives on rocky and coral reefs in central and southern Japan down to a depth of 60 meters. Its distribution area extends from Tokyo to Shikoku Island , and is particularly common on the Izu Peninsula , the Izu Islands and the Ogasawara Islands . Occasionally it is also said to occur on the Midway Islands and the Kure Atoll near Hawaii. Among other things, it feeds on the excretions of reef and anthias .
features
The Japanese pygmy angelfish is one of the largest species of pygmy angelfish with a maximum length of 15 to 18 centimeters . It is orange and blue in color, the caudal fin is yellow. The species is one of the few pygmy angelfish with a clear sexual dimorphism . The male has blue lines on the gill cover and looks light blue from a distance, the soft-radiating parts of the dorsal and anal fin are speckled blue and black. The gill cover of the females is speckled blue and looks orange from a distance, the dorsal and anal fins are uniformly blue.
Fin formula : dorsal XIIII / 16, anal III / 17
literature
- Frank Schneidewind: Angelfish . 1999, Tetra Verlag, ISBN 3-89745-137-9
- Gerald R. Allen : Butterfly and Angelfish, Volume 2 . Mergus Verlag, 1979, ISBN 3-88244-002-3
- Hans A. Baensch / Robert A. Patzner: Mergus Sea Water Atlas Volume 6 . Mergus-Verlag, Melle, ISBN 3-88244-116-X
Web links
- Japanese Zwergkaiserfisch on Fishbase.org (English)
- Centropyge interruptus inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Pyle, R., Myers, R. & Craig, MT, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2014.