WoRMS taxon details
Centropyge acanthops (Norman, 1922)
211775 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:211775)
accepted
Species
Centropyges acanthops (Norman, 1922) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Holacanthus acanthops Norman, 1922 · unaccepted
Xiphipops acanthops (Norman, 1922) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Holacanthus acanthops Norman, 1922) Norman, J. R. (1922). Three new fishes from Zululand and Natal, collected by Mr. H. W. Bell Marley; with additions to the fish fauna of Natal. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9).</em> v. 9 (no. 52): 318-322. [details]
Description Inhabits areas of coral rubble and frequently occurs in small groups of up to about 10 individuals. Feeds on small...
Description Inhabits areas of coral rubble and frequently occurs in small groups of up to about 10 individuals. Feeds on small invertebrates and algae (Ref. 5503). Spawning at sunset; male stimulating the emission of eggs with biting motions on female's abdomen; eggs released and abandoned in open waters without any particular parental care (Ref. 5503). Popular aquarium fish in Natal. Occasionally exported from Kenya. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Centropyge acanthops (Norman, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211775 on 2024-11-21
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original description
(of Holacanthus acanthops Norman, 1922) Norman, J. R. (1922). Three new fishes from Zululand and Natal, collected by Mr. H. W. Bell Marley; with additions to the fish fauna of Natal. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9).</em> v. 9 (no. 52): 318-322. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits areas of coral rubble and frequently occurs in small groups of up to about 10 individuals. Feeds on small invertebrates and algae (Ref. 5503). Spawning at sunset; male stimulating the emission of eggs with biting motions on female's abdomen; eggs released and abandoned in open waters without any particular parental care (Ref. 5503). Popular aquarium fish in Natal. Occasionally exported from Kenya. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | orangeback angelfish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Holacanthus acanthops Norman, 1922)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Centropyge acanthops)
To FishBase (from synonym Centropyges acanthops (Norman, 1922))
To FishBase (from synonym Xiphipops acanthops (Norman, 1922))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Holacanthus acanthops Norman, 1922)
To FishBase images (Centropyge acanthops, Seychelles, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 41 proteins) (from synonym Xiphipops acanthops (Norman, 1922))
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 41 proteins) (from synonym Holacanthus acanthops Norman, 1922)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Centropyge acanthops FIN031966 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Centropyge acanthops FIN031967 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Holacanthus acanthops Norman, 1922)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Centropyge acanthops)
To FishBase (from synonym Centropyges acanthops (Norman, 1922))
To FishBase (from synonym Xiphipops acanthops (Norman, 1922))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Holacanthus acanthops Norman, 1922)
To FishBase images (Centropyge acanthops, Seychelles, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 41 proteins) (from synonym Xiphipops acanthops (Norman, 1922))
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 41 proteins) (from synonym Holacanthus acanthops Norman, 1922)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Centropyge acanthops FIN031966 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Centropyge acanthops FIN031967 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
