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Yellowfin angelfish
Centropyge flavipectoralis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Yellowfin angelfish
- Scientific
- Centropyge flavipectoralis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 10 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 3 to 20 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A small dark blue angelfish with yellow pectoral fins, reaching about 10 cm. It lives in small groups over rubble with little coral.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Centropyge-flavipectoralis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Centropyge_flavipectoralis_(Randall_&_Klausewitz,_1977).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.