Conspicuous Angelfish, Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus (Waite 1900)

Other Names: Conspic Angelfish, Spectacled Angelfish, Spectacled Angel-fish

A Conspicuous Angelfish, Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus, at Boulder City, northwest Lord Howe Island, December 2008. Source: Erik Schlogl / iNaturalist.org. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:

A bluish-grey angelfish becoming brownish to blackish below, with most of the head and bases of the pectoral and caudal fins yellow, a black snout, whitish or pale blue lips, the outer half of pectoral and caudal fins black, and a blue rim around the eye and gill cover. Small juveniles have a broad white band behind the head.

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Bray, D.J. 2018, Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 05 Oct 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/645

Conspicuous Angelfish, Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus (Waite 1900)

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Distribution	Occurs from the southern Great Barrier Reef and southern Coral Sea, Queensland, to central New South Wales; also Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea. Elsewhere the species occurs in New Caledonia. Adults inhabit outer rocky and coral reefs, usually at depths below 20 m. Juveniles often occur in shallower protected lagoons, harbours and bays, especially in areas with rich soft coral growth.
Feeding	Feeds on sponges and tunicates.
Biology	Forms monogamous pairs.
Fisheries	Occasionally collected for sale in the aquarium industry.
Species Citation	Holacanthus conspicillatus Waite 1900, Rec. Aust. Mus. 3(7): 203. Type locality: Lord Howe Island.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2018
Resources	Australian Faunal Directory

Conspicuous Angelfish, Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus (Waite 1900)

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