Chaetodontoplus meridithii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Chaetodontoplus
Species:
C. meridithii
Binomial name
Chaetodontoplus meridithii
Kuiter, 1989

Chaetodontoplus meridithii, the Queensland yellowtail angelfish, Meredith's angelfish or yellow-finned angelfish, yellowtail angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found off eastern Australia.

Description

Chaetodontoplus meridithii has a black body with a bluish-grey to blue face marked with yellow spots. There is a white band behind the head.[2], The forehead is yellow and there is another yellow patch on the chest.[3] The pectoral fins are largely black with yellowish margins, and the caudal fin is yellow.[2] The dorsal and anal fins have yellowish to blue margins. The dorsal fin contains 13 spines and 17-19 soft rays while the anal fin contains 3 spines and 17-19 soft rays. This species attains a maximum total length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in).[4]

Distribution

Chaetodontoplus meridithii is endemic to eastern Australia. The range of this species extends from Cape York in Queensland south as far as Sydney. It also occurs around Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.[2]

Habitat and biology

Chaetodontoplus meridithii is found at depths of 10 to 50 metres (33 to 164 ft)[1] on coastal reefs and open areas which have substrates of rock, coral, sponge, or outcrops of sea whips. The juveniles prefer shallower waters than the adults and they are often found among sponges under jetties. The adults are mainly encountered in pairs but sometimes they are solitary, generally in deeper waters at depths greater than 30 metres (98 ft). They feed on sponges and tunicates.[4]

Systematics

Chaetodontoplus meridithii was first formally described in 1989 by the Netherlands-born Australian underwater photographer, taxonomist, marine biologist Rudie Hermann Kuiter with the type locality given as the Pilot Station in Port Jackson.[5] The specific name honours the collector of the type, the aquarist and dive instructor John G. Meredith.[6]

Utilisation

Chaetodontoplus meridithii makes an occasional appearance in the aquarium trade.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Pyle, R.; Myers, R. & Rocha, L.A. (2010). "Chaetodontoplus meredithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165891A6158885. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165891A6158885.en. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Bray, D.J. (2018). "Chaetodontoplus meredithi". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Chaetodontoplus meredithii". Saltcorner!. Bob Goemans. 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Chaetodontoplus meredithii" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  5. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Chaetodontoplus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  6. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 July 2020). "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 1): Families LOBOTIDAE, POMACANTHIDAE, DREPANEIDAE and CHAETODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 11 February 2021.


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