Location: Rangiroa, French Polynesia
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Yellow Pygmy Angelfish
Centropyge heraldi
Yellow Pygmy Angelfish
Also known as: Herald's Angelfish
Category: Angelfishes
Scientific Name: Centropyge heraldi
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)
Depth: 15-140 ft. (5-43 m)
Distribution: Philippines, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Pomacanthidae (Family)
└Centropyge (Genus)
└C. heraldi (Species)
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