Centropyge ferrugata

Centropyge ferrugata or rusty angelfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It comes from the Western Pacific Ocean. It sometimes makes its way into the aquarium trade.

Centropyge ferrugata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Centropyge
Species:
C. ferrugata
Binomial name
Centropyge ferrugata
Randall & Burgess, 1972

Description

Centropyge ferrugata has a brownish-orange body marked with black spots on the upper flanks. The caudal, dorsal and anal fins have a bright blue margin.[2] The dorsal fin contains 14 spines and 17 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 17-18 soft rays. This species attains a maximum total length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in).[3]

Distribution

Centropyge ferrugata is found in the western Pacific Ocean. Its range extends from Tanabe Bay southern Japan to southern Taiwan and the Philippines.[3]

Habitat and biology

Centropyge ferrugata is found at depths between 6 and 30 metres (20 and 98 ft).[1] it lives on seaward rocky reefs and in areas of rubble, particularly with dense algal growth. It is either a solitary species or lives in small groups.[3] It is frequently observed grazing on mats of filamentous algae.[1] It also eats detritus, coral polyps, sponges and small gastropods.[2] This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite, the dominant female in a group will change sex if there is no male. [4]

Systematics

Centropyge ferrugata was first formally described in 1972 by John Ernest Randall (1924-2020) and Warren E. Burgess with the type locality given as a reef one half mile off the harbour of Ishigaki City, Ishigaki, Ryukyu Islands.[5] Within the genus Centropyge this species is considered, by some authorities, to be in the subgenus Centropyge.[6]

Utilisation

Centropyge ferrugata is found in the aquarium trade and it has been bred and successfully reared in captivity.[1]

References
  1. Pyle, R.; Myers, R. & Rocha, L.A. (2010). "Centropyge ferrugata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165849A6148052. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165849A6148052.en. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. "Centropyge ferrugata". Saltcorner!. Bob Goemans. 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Centropyge ferrugata" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  4. "Centropyge ferrugata". reefapp.net. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  5. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Centropyge". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 July 2020). "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 1): Families LOBOTIDAE, POMACANTHIDAE, DREPANEIDAE and CHAETODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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