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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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Distribution
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Range Description
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Physical Description
Morphology
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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Size
Max. size
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Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
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Diagnostic Description
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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Type Information
Catalog Number: USNM 140094
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): V. Brock, E. Herald, Donaldson, A. Welander, Potski & Bradner
Year Collected: 1946
Locality: Marshall Islands: Bikini Atoll, isolated coral area 100 yds offshore of Airukiiji (Arji) Island; Bikini Atoll, lagoon side., Bikini Atoll, Ralik Chain, Marshall Islands, Pacific
Depth (m): 12
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Catalog Number: USNM 140093
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): V. Brock, E. Herald, Donaldson, A. Welander, Potski & Bradner
Year Collected: 1946
Locality: Marshall Islands: Bikini Atoll, isolated coral area 100 yds offshore of Airukiiji (Arji) Island; Bikini Atoll, lagoon side., Bikini Atoll, Ralik Chain, Marshall Islands, Pacific
Depth (m): 12
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Catalog Number: USNM 140095
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): V. Brock & E. Herald
Year Collected: 1946
Locality: Marshall Islands: Rongelap Atoll at Tufa Island, coral heads in lagoon side of island in 28 feet of water., Rongelap Atoll, Ralik Chain, Marshall Islands, Pacific
Depth (m): 9 to 9
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Catalog Number: USNM 140096
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Collector(s): L. Schultz & E. Herald
Year Collected: 1946
Locality: Marshall Islands: Rongelap Atoll, Kabelle Island at north end, lagoon reef., Rongelap Atoll, Ralik Chain, Marshall Islands, Pacific
Depth (m): 2
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
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Thresher, R.E. and P.L. Colin 1986 Trophic structure, diversity and abundance of fishes of the deep reef (30-300 m) at Enewetak, Marshall Islands. Bull. Mar. Sci. 38(1):253-272. (Ref. 33482)
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Habitat and Ecology
Systems
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Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 9 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1.83 - 83.22
Temperature range (°C): 22.621 - 28.954
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.050 - 5.586
Salinity (PPS): 34.131 - 35.383
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.057 - 4.747
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.100 - 0.494
Silicate (umol/l): 1.057 - 9.319
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 1.83 - 83.22
Temperature range (°C): 22.621 - 28.954
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.050 - 5.586
Salinity (PPS): 34.131 - 35.383
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.057 - 4.747
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.100 - 0.494
Silicate (umol/l): 1.057 - 9.319
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From 5 to 40 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated. Inhabits steep outer reef slopes, occasionally on lagoon reefs.
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Trophic Strategy
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Thresher, R.E. and P.L. Colin 1986 Trophic structure, diversity and abundance of fishes of the deep reef (30-300 m) at Enewetak, Marshall Islands. Bull. Mar. Sci. 38(1):253-272. (Ref. 33482)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Centropyge heraldi
There are 11 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Centropyge heraldi
Public Records: 11
Specimens with Barcodes: 11
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
Red List Criteria
Version
Year Assessed
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Reviewer/s
Contributor/s
Justification
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, large overall population, collection for the aquarium fish trade is not globally impacting the population, and there are no other potential major threats.
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Trends
Population
It is generally common with stable populations.
Population Trend
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Threats
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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There appear to be no major threats to this species. Although it is sometimes collected for the aquarium trade, harvest levels are not considered to be impacting the global population. There is no substantial habitat loss in the range of this species.
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Management
Conservation Actions
There appear to be no species-specific conservation measures in place. This species is present within some marine protected areas.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
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Burgess, W.E., H.R. Axelrod and R.E. Hunziker III 1990 Dr. Burgess's atlas of marine aquarium fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. 768 p.
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Wikipedia
Centropyge heraldi
Centropyge heraldi is a species of Marine angelfish from the Pacific Ocean that sometimes makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 10cm in length.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Centropyge heraldi" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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