Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:47683049-2c9e-4c8b-8ada-600256942ef9

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http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Chaetodontoplus meredithi
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Species presence: Recorded In Australia; Marine Habitats

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Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
Image by: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
Rights: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO

Description

The Queensland Yellowtail Angelfish can be recognised by its colouration. Its head is blue with yellow spots. Juveniles have a white band behind the head that darkens as the fish grows. The nape, breast and caudal fin are yellow. The body is black. source: Australian Museum Factsheets

Online resources

Australian Museum Factsheets: Description, Distribution, Morphology
Australian National Fish Collection Images: Authoritative image
Encyclopedia of Life: Description, Video Page Url, Images
Reef Life Survey Images: Images, Occurrence record
Seafood Services Australia: CAAB Code, Author

Species Lists

RLS profile v3: Common_Name: Queensland Yellowtail Angelfish;; Behaviour: Cave dwelling species that moves slowly about within a home range.; Invasive: Not known to be invasive; IUCN_Threat_status: Least Concern; Threats: Overharvesting for aquarium trade; Range: 520.773; Frequency: 0.585; Abundance: 2.071; Description: Dark angelfish with blue head spotted with yellow, yellow chest and tail, and white bar extending above black pectoral fin.

Images

Chaetodontoplus meredithi
Image by: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
Licence: CC Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0
Rights: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images

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Names and sources

Accepted name	Source
Chaetodontoplus meredithi	Australian Faunal Directory

Synonyms

Synonyms	Source
Holacanthus (Chaetodontoplus) personifer (McCulloch, 1914)	Australian Faunal Directory
Holacanthus (Chaetodontoplus) personifer (McCulloch, 1914)	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: McCulloch, A.R. 1916. Report on some fishes obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South and South-Western Australia. Part 4. Biol. Res. Fish. Exp. F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 Vol. 4 (4) pp. 169-199 figs 1-2 pls 49-58
Holacanthus (Chaetodontoplus) personifer (McCulloch, 1914)	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Gt. Bar. Reef Mar. Pk. Auth. Spec. Publ. Ser. Vol. 1 pp. 1-184 figs 1-2
Holacanthus (Chaetodontoplus) personifer (McCulloch, 1914)	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Mem. Aust. Mus. Vol. 5 pp. 145–329

Common Names

Common name	Source
Meredith's Angelfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Queensland Yellow-tail Angelfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota Australian Faunal Directory
Queensland Yellowtail Angelfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Seafood Services Australia Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
Yellow-finned Angelfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Yellow-tail Angelfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory

Working classification

kingdom: ANIMALIA

Occurrence records

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Chaetodontoplus meredithi Kuiter, 1990

Queensland Yellowtail Angelfish