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Pomacanthidae (Angelfishes)
Etymology: Centropyge: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, pyge = tail (Ref. 45335); woodheadi: Named for Phil Woodhead.
Eponymy: Phillip Arthur ‘Phil’ Woodhead (d: 1956) is an underwater photographer based in Cairns, Queensland, who brought the species to the author’s attention. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated. Tropical
Southwestern Pacific: from the Great Barrier Reef to the Gambier archipelago.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
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Shen, K.-N., C.-W. Chang, E. Delrieu-Trottin and P. Borsa, 2016. Lemonpeel (Centropyge flavissima) and yellow (C. heraldi) pygmy angelfishes each consist of two geographically isolated sibling species. Mar. Biodiv. (Ref. 116591)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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