Biology:Centropyge ferrugata

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

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

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] They live on seaward rocky reefs and in areas of rubble, particularly with dense algal growth. The fish can be found living alone as a solitary species or living 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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pyle, R.; Myers, R.F.; 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/165849/6148052. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Centropyge ferrugata". Saltcorner!. Bob Goemans. 2012. http://www.saltcorner.com/AquariumLibrary/browsespecies.php?CritterID=52&filter=0. Retrieved 21 January 2021. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Centropyge ferrugata" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  4. "Centropyge ferrugata". https://reefapp.net/en/encyclopedia/centropyge-ferrugata. Retrieved 21 January 2021. 
  5. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Centropyge". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Centropyge. 
  6. "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 1): Families LOBOTIDAE, POMACANTHIDAE, DREPANEIDAE and CHAETODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 21 July 2020. http://www.etyfish.org/acanthuriformes1/. Retrieved 21 January 2021. 

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