C+resplendens

by Stephanie Chu =Centropyge resplendens=

Resplendent Pygmy Angelfish


Vulnerable
last updated 1996
 * only angelfish labeled as "vulnerable"
 * highly restrictive location range


 * ~ Kingdom ||~ Phylum ||~ Class ||~ Order ||~ Family ||
 * ANIMALIA || CHORDATA || ACTINOPTERYGII || PERCIFORMES || POMACANTHIDAE ||

**Geography:**
Ocean: Atlantic – southeast Temperature: ranges from 10°C to 30°C Salinity: 35.0 to 40.0 **Geological Processes:** Currents: South Equatorial Current, Brazil Current, West Wind Drift, Benguela Current Sea Floor Spreading: Mid-Atlantic Ridge (between Africa and South America) Hurricanes!! (develop off coast of Africa and move up towards the Caribbean) Earthquakes: n/a Volcanoes: n/a Subduction: n/a Tidal Range: n/a Basins: the North American Basin, the Brazil Basin, and the Argentina Basin.

**Location:**
Habitat: Rock and Rubble from 15 to 40 meters Biome: Salt water - coral reefs Location: Atlantic Ocean - **Native of St. Helena** (South Atlantic Ocean) - planktonic habitat

**Appearance:**
Size: Male: 7cm (2.8") Female: 6cm (2.4") Color: Blue and Yellow Anatomy:
 * Markings: Striped Horizontal Lines
 * Tail: Convex

**Reproduction:**
In the Wild External Fertilization Breeding: //(in aquariums/tanks)// - juveniles spawn after 230 days Mating: Sex Reversal In Tanks Breeding: Egg Quantity: 100-200 Mating: Easy to create mating pair (Easy to differentiate between males and females) Gestation Period: n/a Pre-Spawning Activity: Males seek out females and soar around females for attention Spawning: Occurs at night
 * Juveniles are born as sexually undifferentiated - become females first

**Migration Patterns:**
None! The Resplendent Pygmy Angelfish doesn't migrate!

**Population:**
Estimated Size: Unknown Survival Trend: The Resplendent Pgymy Angelfish population in the wild is DECREASING! The population however is increasing in aquariums and fish tanks.

**Diet:**
Feeding: Herbivore - algae, small invertebrates

**Economic Importance:**
Uses: tourism, commercial - aquariums

**Threats and Reasons for Endangerement:**

 * restricted location range
 * overfishing for commercial use

**Conservation Efforts:**
Unknown - last updated in 1996. Solutions:
 * reduce number being used commercially for aquariums and fish tanks
 * try breeding them in aquariums THEN release them back into the wild
 * allow them to thrive in the wild (do not use them at all for commercial use)



Scavenger Hunt Questions
 * 1) What is the scientific name for the Resplendent Pygmy Angelfish?
 * 2) What Kingdom is this fish in?
 * 3) Is this fish migratory?

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