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Bicolor angelfish
Centropyge bicolor
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Bicolor angelfish
- Scientific
- Centropyge bicolor
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 15 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 25 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A small angelfish split into a bright yellow front and a dark blue rear, with a blue bar over the eye, reaching about 15 cm. It darts between hiding places on coral and rubble slopes.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Centropyge-bicolor.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pez_ángel_enano_bicolor_(Centropyge_bicolor),_Anilao,_Filip
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.