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Moonbeam Angelfish
Centropyge flavipectoralis Randall & Klausewitz, 1977
Also calledMondstrahl-Kaiserfisch (deu) · Peix àngel aleta groga (cat) · Peixe-anjo-de-barbatana-amarela (por) · Pesce angelo luna (ita) · Poisson-ange à nageoires jaunes (fra) · pomčík žlutoploutvý (ces) · Gulfinnet Dværgkejserfisk (dan)
First described in: Randall, J. E.; Klausewitz, W. (1977). Centropyge flavipectoralis, a new angelfish from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) (Pisces: Teleostei: Pomacanthidae). <em>Senckenbergiana Biologica.</em> 57 (4/6) (for 1976): 235-240.
Centropyge flavipectoralis, known commonly as the yellowfin angelfish or moonbeam angelfish, is a marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean.
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Description
Centropyge flavipectoralis is largely brown in colour marked on the flanks with metallic blue stripes. The pectoral fin is yellow. The dorsal fin contains 14–15 spines and 14–15 soft rays while the anal fin has three spines and 16–18 soft rays. This species attains a maximum total length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in).
Range & habitat
Centropyge flavipectoralis is found in the Indian Ocean in the Maldives, Sri Lanka and the Andaman Sea from Thailand south to northern Sumatra.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2396504.