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Deep-Sea taxon detailsCentropyge bicolor (Bloch, 1787)
211780 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:211780)
accepted
Species
marine,
(of ) Bloch, M. E. (1787). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 3: i-xii + 1-146. Pls. 181-216.
page(s): 94, Pl. 206 (fig. 1) [details]
Description Inhabits lagoon, channel, or protected seaward reef slopes, drop offs, coral and rubble areas (Ref. 1602); usually in pairs...
Description Inhabits lagoon, channel, or protected seaward reef slopes, drop offs, coral and rubble areas (Ref. 1602); usually in pairs or in small groups close to the bottom. Darts from one hiding place to the next. Feeds on algae, small crustaceans and worms. Frequently imported from the Philippines. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Centropyge bicolor (Bloch, 1787). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211780 on 2025-06-16
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Centropyge bicolor (Bloch, 1787). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211780 on 2025-06-16
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original description
(of ) Bloch, M. E. (1787). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 3: i-xii + 1-146. Pls. 181-216.
page(s): 94, Pl. 206 (fig. 1) [details] context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]   Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Pathway/vector Other (Ornamental Trade) [details]Unreviewed
Description Inhabits lagoon, channel, or protected seaward reef slopes, drop offs, coral and rubble areas (Ref. 1602); usually in pairs or in small groups close to the bottom. Darts from one hiding place to the next. Feeds on algae, small crustaceans and worms. Frequently imported from the Philippines. [details]
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Centropyge bicolor) To FishBase To FishBase images (Centropyge bicolor, Papua New Guinea, by Randall, J.E.) To Fishipedia To GenBank (24040 nucleotides; 54 proteins) To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) To NMNH Extant Collection (Centropyge bicolor FIN031970 Slide 120 mm) To NMNH Extant Collection (Holacanthus bicolor P02629 illustration) To ITIS |
