In the spotlight
Do you know about the rays at Nausicaá?
Ten species of rays can be found in the three visitor areas at Nausicaá.
Identity card
Lemonpeel angelfish
- Scientific name:
- Centropyge flavissima
- Family:
- Pomacanthidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- Cuvier, 1831
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Western and Central Pacific.
- Habitat:
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Rich coral reefs, shallow lagoons, exposed outer slopes, between 0 and 50 m.
- Size:
14 cm.
- Diet:
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Herbivore (mainly seaweed).
