Bicolor angelfish

  Tropical reef fish

Identity card

Bicolor angelfish

Scientific name:
Centropyge bicolor
Family:
Pomacanthidae
Class:
Actinopterygii
Phylum:
Chordata
Year of description:
Bloch, 1787
IUCN Status:
Least Concern
Distribution:

Found in the Indo-Pacific: from East Africa to the Samoa Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands and south to the Great Barrier Reef.

Habitat:

Coastal coral reefs, lagoons and outer reef slopes, between 1 and 25 metres deep.

Size:

Up to 15 cm in length.

Diet:

It feeds on algae, sponges, and small benthic invertebrates.

Where can I find it at Nausicaá?

Mankind and shores

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