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Chaetodontoplus personifer (McCulloch, 1914)

Blueface angelfish
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Australia country information

Common names: Angelfish, Personifer angelfish, Spotted-faced angel-fish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: CSIRO CA983. From North West Cape to Darwin (Ref. 5978). Recorded from Shark Bay (Ref. 115274).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Larson, H.K., R.S. Williams and M.P. Hammer, 2013
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Pomacanthidae (Angelfishes)
Etymology: Chaetodontoplus: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, plous, ous, oo = crossing (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory.   Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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