Vermiculate Angelfish
Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus
The Vermiculate Angelfish (Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus) is a tropical marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 1 and 20 m deep. It grows to 18 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 18 cmtotal length
- Depth
- 1–20 m
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Depth
surface
1 m20 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyPomacanthidae
- GenusChaetodontoplus
- SpeciesChaetodontoplus mesoleucus
Quick answers
- Vermiculate Angelfish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 18 cm (total length).
- Vermiculate Angelfish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Queensland Yellowtail AngelfishChaetodontoplus meredithi
Conspicuous AngelfishChaetodontoplus conspicillatus
Scribbled AngelfishChaetodontoplus duboulayi
Bicolor angelfishCentropyge bicolor
Flame angelfishCentropyge loriculus
Lemonpeel angelfishCentropyge flavissima
Potter's angelfishCentropyge potteri
Coral beauty angelfishCentropyge bispinosa
Regal angelfishPygoplites diacanthus
Rusty angelfishCentropyge ferrugata
Cherub angelfishCentropyge argi
Emperor angelfishPomacanthus imperator
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.