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Centropyge joculator

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Field Notes

Description:

This species is known only in the eastern Indian Ocean from the Cocos-Keeling Islands (Australia) and Christmas Island (Australia). It is found from a depth of 15 to at least 70 m, occasionally being found at 8-10 m (Allen 1980).

Habitat:

It is found in coral or rubble areas on steep outer reef slopes and drop-offs. It is generally found in small groups of four to five individuals, but occasionally is encountered in pairs or as solitary individuals (Allen 1980).

Notes:

I have a mated pair, and in the process of breeding them, with the help of Atlantis Aqurium

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Comments (1)

Welcome to Project Noah, Resatkaragozler Nice first spotting,congrats and thanks for sharing,this fish is consider as a pet,because you breed them,i ask you to change it for that categorie,ok ? :-) We hope you like the site as much we do; there are many features you can explore: We invite you to go to http://www.projectnoah.org/faq where you will find the purpose and “rules” of Project Noah. There is a blog http://blog.projectnoah.org/ where we post articles from spotters with special insight into different organisms. There are also the chats for help with identification, and to comment on your own and others’ spottings. Look at the global and local missions to put your spottings into: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions Enjoy yourself here, see you around!
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PublishedApril 24, 2014

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