Animals Described in 1876 - Bermuda Blue Angelfish, Plumed Basilisk, Western Long-Beaked Echidna, Pimelodus Pictus, Gobiosoma Multifasciatum (Paperback)

Chapters: Bermuda Blue Angelfish, Plumed Basilisk, Western Long-Beaked Echidna, Pimelodus Pictus, Gobiosoma Multifasciatum, Chilostigma, Portunus Trituberculatus, Upogebia Danai, Hippolyte Bifidirostris, Orconectes Sloanii. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Bermuda blue angelfish, Holacanthus bermudensis, is a species of marine angelfish of the family Pomacanthidae. Holocanthus bermudensis should not be confused with Holocanthus ciliaris, or queen angelfish, despite very similar appearances. They are two separate species. A Bermuda blue angelfish is blue-brown in color with green hues and bright yellow on the tip of its tail and fins. Their young, however, have a completely different coloration. A young blue angelfish is dark blue with a yellow tail and some yellow on its fins. It also has vertical blue bars on its body. As it ages, the bars fade away and the body color becomes lighter and some browns and greens are added. The Bermuda blue angelfish can grow up to 18 inches in length. It has a large mouth and comb-like teeth. It is often collected for aquariums. This fish occasionally breeds with the queen angelfish, which is very similar to it. This hybrid is called the townsend angelfish. An adult blue angelfish can produce a loud thumping sound that warns predators and also startles divers. It is found in the western Atlantic part of from Bermuda, the Bahamas and Florida to the Gulf of Mexico, and also to Yucatan, Mexico. The Bermuda blue angelfish tends to stay near rocks, coral, and sponges at depths of between 61/2 and 300 feet (292 m). It also lives around boulders, in caves, and crevices in shallow water. Young blue angelfish tend to live in bays and channels. The Bermuda blue angelfish feeds primarily on sponges, but also feeds on tun...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=8351