Resplendent pygmy angelfish

The resplendent pygmy angelfish (Centropyge resplendens) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish, belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is endemic to Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Resplendent pygmy angelfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Centropyge
Species:
C. resplendens
Binomial name
Centropyge resplendens
Lubbock & Sankey, 1975

Description

The resplendent pygmy angelfish has a body which is largely deep blue in colour. There is a yellow patch over the snout and yellow along the back and dorsal fin to the yellow caudal fin.[2] The dorsal fin contains 14 spines and 16 rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 17 rats.[3] This species attains am maximum total length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in).[4]

Distribution

The resplendent pygmy angelfish is found in the South Atlantic Ocean where it is endemic to the waters around Ascension Island.[1]

Habitat and biology

The resplendent pygmy angelfish occur at depths between 15 and 40 metres (49 and 131 ft),[1] over rock and rubble substrates.[4] It feeds on algae or detritus. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite, like other members of the genus Centropyge, and the young fish are of indeterminate sex, become female at sexual maturity and if there is no male the dominant female changes sex to become male.[2] This sex change can be reversed, which takes a few weeks.[4]

Systematics

The resplendent pygmy angelfish was first formally described in 1975 by Hugh Roger Lubbock (1951-1981) and Richard D. Sankey.[5] The specific name resplendens means "resplendent", a reference to the beauty of its colour. Some authorities place this species in the subgenus Xiphypops.[6]

Utilisation

The resplendent pygmy angelfish is rare in the aquarium trade, although it has been successfully bred in captivity, albeit infrequently.[1]

See also

References

  1. Pyle, R.; Myers, R.; Rocha, L.A. & Craig, M.T. (2010). "Centropyge resplendens". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T4131A97799843. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T4131A10438775.en. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. "Centropyge resplendens". Saltcorner!. Bob Goemans. 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. R. Lubbock & R.D Sankey (1975). "A new angelfish of the genus Centropyge (Teleostei: Pomacanthidae) from Ascension Island". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology. 28 (5): 227–231.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Centropyge resplendens" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  5. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Centropyge". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  6. 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 30 January 2021.

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