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Centropyge multicolor

Multicolor Angelfish

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Multicolor Angelfish, Pastel Pygmy Angelfish, Multicolor Pygmyfish, Pearlback Angelfish; German Vielfarben-Zwergkaiser; French Poisson-ange Multicolore

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE central Pacific [Fiji - Fr.Polynesia, Hawai‘i; n. to Micronesia (FSM)]

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; S.Group, common. (RR) PLUS:; Marine, near-shore, outer reef-slope below 60m

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW

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Scientific Taxonomy

Centropyge multicolor Randall & Wass, 1974
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Perciformes; Percoidei; Percoidea; POMACANTHIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: Chip Boyle xxxxx.

References:
text p.161 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 70d Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.356 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 68-09 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02. zupM06a

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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