WoRMS taxon details

Centropyge bicolor (Bloch, 1787)

211780  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:211780)

accepted
Species
Centropyge bicolour (Bloch, 1787) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chaetodon bicolor Bloch, 1787) Bloch, M. E. (1787). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 3: i-xii + 1-146. Pls. 181-216.
page(s): 94, Pl. 206 (fig. 1) [details]   
Description Inhabits lagoon, channel, or protected seaward reef slopes, drop offs, coral and rubble areas (Ref. 1602); usually in pairs...  
Description Inhabits lagoon, channel, or protected seaward reef slopes, drop offs, coral and rubble areas (Ref. 1602); usually in pairs or in small groups close to the bottom. Darts from one hiding place to the next. Feeds on algae, small crustaceans and worms. Frequently imported from the Philippines. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Centropyge bicolor (Bloch, 1787). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211780 on 2024-05-05
Date
action
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1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed

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original description  (of Chaetodon bicolor Bloch, 1787) Bloch, M. E. (1787). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 3: i-xii + 1-146. Pls. 181-216.
page(s): 94, Pl. 206 (fig. 1) [details]   

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]   

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Pathway/vector Other (Ornamental Trade) [details]

From other sources
Description Inhabits lagoon, channel, or protected seaward reef slopes, drop offs, coral and rubble areas (Ref. 1602); usually in pairs or in small groups close to the bottom. Darts from one hiding place to the next. Feeds on algae, small crustaceans and worms. Frequently imported from the Philippines. [details]
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English bicolor angelfish  [details]
Japanese ソメワケヤッコ  [details]