Yellowtail Angelfish, Chaetodontoplus personifer (McCulloch 1914)
Other Names: Blueface Angelfish, Personifer Angelfish, Spottedface Angelfish, Spotted-faced Angel-fish, Yellowface Angelfish, Yellow-tail Angelfish
A Yellowtail Angelfish, Chaetodontoplus personifer, in Exmouth Gulf Western Australia, December 2023. Source: Kristin Anderson / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A dark brown to blackish angelfish with a broad white bar behind the head, a bluish-grey head covered in yellow spots, a yellow nape, breast and pelvic fins, a yellow tail with a black median band and a narrow black margin, and a narrow blue margin on the rear of the dorsal and anal fins. Small juveniles lack the black band on the tail.
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Bray, D.J. 2018, Chaetodontoplus personifer in Fishes of Australia, accessed 05 Oct 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/648
Yellowtail Angelfish, Chaetodontoplus personifer (McCulloch 1914)
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Distribution |
Endemic to north-western Australia, from the Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, to the Arafura Sea, Northern Territory, at depths of 8-40 m. Juveniles have been seen as far south as the Perth region. Inhabits inshore coastal reefs, and open areas with rocky, sponge or coral-covered outcrops - usually solitary or in small groups. |
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Feeding |
Feeds mostly on sponges and other benthic marine invertebrates. |
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Fisheries |
Collected for sale in the aquarium industry. |
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Similar Species |
Similar to and previously confused with the Queensland Yellowtail Angelfish, Chaetodontoplus meredethi, which lacks the black bar in the middle of the caudal fin at all sizes. |
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Species Citation |
Holacanthus personifer McCulloch, 1914, Rec. W. A. Mus.1(3): 221. Type locality: Shark Bay, WA. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Yellowtail Angelfish, Chaetodontoplus personifer (McCulloch 1914)
References
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