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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderPerciformes
  4. ›familyPomacanthidae
  5. ›genusChaetodontoplus
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IUCN EN · Endangered

Alotau angelfish

Chaetodontoplus vanderloosi Allen & Steene, 2004

Also calledPeix àngel de Alotau (cat) · Peixe-anjo-de-Alotau (por) · Pesce angelo di Alotau (ita) · pomec Van der Loosův (ces)

First described in: Allen, G. R.; Steene, R. C. (2004). Chaetodontoplus vanderloosi, a new species of Angelfish (Pomacanthidae) from Papua New Guinea. <em>Aqua (Miradolo Terme).</em> 8(1) : 23-30.

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2396574.