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Centropyge cocosensis Shen, Chang, Delrieu-Trottin & Borsa, 2016 Cocos pygmy angelfish |
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photo by
Allen, G.R. |
| Family: | Pomacanthidae (Angelfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 14 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 25 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 14-15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 16-16. This species is distinguished by the following characters: colour of live individual is lemonpeel yellow with blue margined gill operculum, spine and fins; conspicuous blue iris and faint blue eye ring surrounding the eye; colour in alcohol is uniformly yellowish with dark eye and dark posterior dorsal, anal and caudal fin margins; differs from C. flavissima (and 2 other species of this specis complex) by nucleotide quasisynapomorphies at the CO1 locus, these include G at both nucleotide sites 247 and 366 of the gene (Ref. 116591). | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in coral-rich areas of lagoons, passages, and seaward reefs. Small groups consist of several females and a dominant male (Ref. 137463). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||