Angel abu polos
Centropyge vrolikii
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Pomacanthidae
- Genus
- Centropyge
Where to Find
Found in 31 diving areas across 14 countries and 4 regions.
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 3 records
- Pohnpei, Micronesia - 17 records
- Yap, Micronesia - 20 records
- Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 97 records
- Rock Islands, Palau - 128 records
- Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea - 1 records
- Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea - 2 records
- Rabaul & New Britain, Papua New Guinea - 6 records
- Gizo & Western Province, Solomon Islands - 12 records
- Iron Bottom Sound, Solomon Islands - 24 records
- Tongatapu, Tonga - 6 records
- Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu - 2 records
- Port Vila & Efate, Vanuatu - 2 records
- Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan - 1 records
- Kerama Islands, Japan - 3 records
- Okinawa Main Island, Japan - 5 records
- Green Island, Taiwan - 1 records
- Kenting National Park, Taiwan - 14 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 1 records
- Flores, Indonesia - 3 records
- Sipadan, Malaysia - 3 records
- Anilao, Philippines - 90 records
- Apo Reef, Philippines - 15 records
- Bohol, Philippines - 71 records
- Dumaguete, Philippines - 57 records
- Malapascua, Philippines - 4 records
- Tubbataha Reef, Philippines - 13 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 59 records
- Atauro Island, Timor-Leste - 136 records
- Dili Coast, Timor-Leste - 158 records
- Nha Trang, Vietnam - 17 records