Black-velvet angelfish

Chaetodontoplus melanosoma

Pomacanthid Fish of Indo West Pacific

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Deep-bodied
Medium
Tropical fish

Chaetodontoplus melanosoma, the black-velvet angelfish, brown angelfish, or phantom angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Chaetodontoplus
Maximum length: 20 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malayan region and New Guinea , northward to southern Japan.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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