Two-spined Angelfish

C. bispinosa

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fauna

Species Description

All marine angelfish species are known to be protogynous hermaphrodites. This means that if the dominant male of a harem is removed, a female will turn into a functional male.

Species Details

FAMILY

Pomacanthidae

GENUS

Pomacanthidae

SIZE

up to 10 cm

LIFE SPAN

up to 25 years

HEMISPHERE

Southern

ECOSYSTEM

Indo-Pacific. Found at depths of 5 to 50 metres in coral reefs within lagoons, rubble patches and drop offs, being commonest around drop offs.

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Sources

Images by Jenny (JennyHuang) from Taipei - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1293680

Rickard Zerpe - Two-spined angelfish (Centropyge bispinosa), CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80525266

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twospined_angelfish