Keyhole angelfish
Centropyge tibicen
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A pygmy angelfish from the Indo-Pacific, mostly black with a vertical white blotch in the middle of the flank.
- Scientific name
- Centropyge tibicen
- Family
- Pomacanthidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Pomacanthidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Centriopyge tibicen, Centropyge tibicens, Holacanthus tibicen, Xiphipops tibicen
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 19 cm
- Lifespan
- 6 years
Behavior
- Diet
- Herbivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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