Species Centropyge heraldi Woods & Schultz, 1953

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Centropyge heraldi Woods, L.P. & Schultz, L.P. 1953. Subfamily Pomacanthinae. pp. 597-608 figs 88, 89, pls 55b, c, 57b, 59 in Schultz, L.P., Herald, E.S., Lachner, E.A., Welander, A.D. & Woods, L.P. (eds). Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands. Vol. 1. Families Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 202(1): 1-685, figs 1-90, pls 1-74 [602].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 140093, Bikini Atoll.
• Centropyge woodheadi Kuiter, R.H. 1998. A new pygmy anglefish (Teleostoi: Perciformes: Pomacanthidae) from the Coral Sea. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 3(2): 85-88 figs 1-3 [86, figs 1-3].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM I.18579–009, Maloa Island, Lau Group, Fiji.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Randall, J.E. & Carlson, B.A. 2000. Centropyge woodheadi Kuiter 1998, a synonym of C. heraldi Woods and Schults 1953. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 4(1): 1-4 [1]

 

Generic Combinations

• Centropyge woodheadi Kuiter, 1998. —
  Kuiter, R.H., Debelius, H. & Tanaka, H. 2003. Pomacanthidae, a Comprehensive Guide to Angelfishes. Melbourne : Zoonetics 206 pp. [175]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Lizard Island (14°40'S) to Lady Musgrave Island (23°55'S), QLD, also Holmes Reef (16°27'S) and Frederick Reefs (21°00'S), Coral Sea; tropical, west-central Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Province (18), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

8-50 m.

 

General References

Allen, G.R., Steene, R. & Allen, M. 1998. A Guide to Angelfishes & Butterflyfishes. Cairns : Odyssey Publishing/Tropical Reef Research 250 pp. figs. [46]

Kuiter, R.H., Debelius, H. & Tanaka, H. 2003. Pomacanthidae, a Comprehensive Guide to Angelfishes. Melbourne : Zoonetics 206 pp. [174] (and p. 175 as Centropyge woodheadi, which was regarded as distinct found in shallower waters of 8-20 m)

Pyle, R. 2001. Chaetodontidae, Pomacanthidae. pp. 3224-3286 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3275]

Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp. [334]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [239]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [239]

Steene, R.C. 1978. Butterfly and Angelfishes of the World. Australia. Sydney : A.H. & A.W. Reed Vol. 1 144 pp. 216 figs.

 

Common Name References

Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [255] (Yellow Angelfish)

Kuiter, R.H., Debelius, H. & Tanaka, H. 2003. Pomacanthidae, a Comprehensive Guide to Angelfishes. Melbourne : Zoonetics 206 pp. [175] (as Centropyge woodheadi) (Woodhead's Angelfish)

Pyle, R. 2001. Chaetodontidae, Pomacanthidae. pp. 3224-3286 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3275] (FAO) (Herald's Angelfish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Yellow Angelfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
19-Dec-2012		19-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED