Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Pomacanthidae > Chaetodontoplus > Chaetodontoplus melanosoma

Chaetodontoplus melanosoma (Phantom angelfish; Brown angelfish; Black-velvet angelfish; Blackvelvet angelfish; Black velvet angelfish; Angelfish)

Synonyms: Holacanthus melanosoma
Language: Cebuano; Danish; Davawenyo; Japanese; Malay; Mandarin Chinese; Waray-waray

Wikipedia Abstract

Chaetodontoplus melanosoma, common names black-velvet angelfish, brown angelfish, and phantom angelfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacanthidae. This species is lives only in central Indonesian waters such as those of western Java, Bali, Komodo, Flores, Sulawesi, and northeastern Kalimantan. It is also found in Malaysia (Sabah) and in the Philippines (Sulu Archipelago, Cebu, and southern Luzon). It occurs at depths of approximately 5 to 30 metres in outer rocky or coastal reefs, and is often found in areas with strong currents or upwellings of cooler water. Its eats tunicates and sponges, and may be observed in pairs or solitary.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0