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Scribbled Angelfish

Chaetodontoplus duboulayi

Also known as: Scribbled Angel

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2010
Adult
@fishx6 · Great Keppel Islands, QLD, Australia · February 20121 / 15
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Overview

Found singly, pairs, or in small schools, over soft bottoms, open flat bottoms and rubble areas with coral, sea whip and sponge outcrops, over coastal bays, lagoons and inner reefs.

Angelfish are usually brightly coloured with highly compressed bodies.
Some live in "harems" others in pairs, they can be highly territorial and make a loud drumming sound when alarmed.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Exact location · 4
  • Country only · 11
LIVES IN

Found singly, pairs, or in small schools, over soft bottoms, open flat bottoms and rubble areas with coral, sea whip and sponge outcrops, over coastal bays, lagoons and inner reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAcanthuriformes
    5. familyPomacanthidae
    6. genusChaetodontoplus
    7. speciesChaetodontoplus duboulayi (Günther, 1867)

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    More in the family

    Angelfishes (Pomacanthidae)