Chaetodontoplus poliourus
| Chaetodontoplus poliourus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Pomacanthidae |
| Genus: | Chaetodontoplus |
| Species: | C. poliourus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chaetodontoplus poliourus | |
Chaetodontoplus poliourus, the greytail angelfish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is similar to its sister species Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus, and the two were considered as being the same species for a long time. However, they can be readily distinguished by the color of their tails: C. poliurus has a grey tail, whereas C. mesoleucus has a yellow tail.[1] The Greytail Angelfish can be found in inshore reefs and lagoons of the western Pacific, from Indonesia to Palau and Solomon Islands.[2] It's rare in the aquarium trade, but highly sought after,[3] and listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Randall & Rocha (2009). "Chaetodontoplus poliourus, a new angelfish (Perciformes: Pomacanthidae) from the Tropical Western Pacific" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 57: 511–520.
- ^ "Chaetodontoplus poliourus, Greytail angelfish". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ Adams, Jake (2017-09-18). "The Best Pictures Yet Of The Rare Greytail Angelfish". Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ Richard Pyle (Bishop Museum, Hawaii; Texas), Luiz Rocha (University of; Rico), Matthew Craig (University of Puerto (2009-10-08). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Chaetodontoplus poliourus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2010-4.rlts.t168374a6484924.en. Retrieved 2021-02-26.