CENTROPYGE COLINI - (SMITH-VANIZ & RANDALL, 1974)
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Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Acanthuriformes (Order) > Pomacanthidae (Family) > Centropyge (Genus)
Poisson-ange des îles Cocos, Colin's angelfish, Cocos-Keeling angelfish, Colin's pygmy angelfish, Colins dværgkejserfisk, Ayameyakko, アヤメヤッコ, 科氏刺尻鱼, فرشتهماهی کوکوس,
Description
Dorsal spines (total): 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17; Pectoral fin rays: 15-16; Longitudinal scale series: 47-48. Max. length: 9.0 cm TL. Depth range: 20 - 100 m, usually: 50 - 100 m.
Color
Body lemon-yellow with a purplish-blue back and dorsal fin, and a thin purplish ring around the eye.
Etymology
Centropyge: from Greek, kentron = sting + from Greek, pyge = rump, buttocks, tail. Referring to his three anal-fin spines.
colini: in honnor of Patrick L. Colin a marine scientist who discovered the fish.
Original description: Centropyge colini Smith-Vaniz & Randall, 1974 - Type locality: Turks Reef, Cocos-Keeling Islands, depth 67-73 meters.
Distribution
Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean: South China Sea, Indonesia, Cocos-Keeling Islands, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Guam, Marshal Islands, New Caledonia and Fiji.
Biology
This rare species is a secretive dweller of crevices and clefts in caves of outer reef drop-offs. Forms harems of 3-7 individuals, with a male and several females. If the male disappears, the most dominant female will change sex to become a male. Rarely collected for sale in the aquarium fish industry.
Body lemon-yellow with a purplish-blue back and dorsal fin, and a thin purplish ring around the eye.
Etymology
Centropyge: from Greek, kentron = sting + from Greek, pyge = rump, buttocks, tail. Referring to his three anal-fin spines.
colini: in honnor of Patrick L. Colin a marine scientist who discovered the fish.
Original description: Centropyge colini Smith-Vaniz & Randall, 1974 - Type locality: Turks Reef, Cocos-Keeling Islands, depth 67-73 meters.
Distribution
Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean: South China Sea, Indonesia, Cocos-Keeling Islands, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Guam, Marshal Islands, New Caledonia and Fiji.
Biology
This rare species is a secretive dweller of crevices and clefts in caves of outer reef drop-offs. Forms harems of 3-7 individuals, with a male and several females. If the male disappears, the most dominant female will change sex to become a male. Rarely collected for sale in the aquarium fish industry.