Scientific Name	Centropyge heraldi   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Woods & Schultz, 1953	Depth	10 - 45M
Chinese	海氏刺尻魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蓋刺魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F394　Pomacanthidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	海氏刺尻魚
Max Length	10 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	黃新娘
Distribution in World	Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Bikini Atoll
Synonyms	Pomacanthus heraldi
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Schultz, L.P. etc. 1953 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054153. ASIZP0055140. ASIZP0058089. ASIZP0058919. ASIZP0062221. ASIZP0071215. NMMBP00879. NMMBP02555. NMMBP05435. NMMSTP00032. NTMP0506. NTUM00624. NTUM00625. NTUM00693. NTUM00694. NTUM00702. NTUM02407. NTUM02408. NTUM02409. NTUM02410. NTUM02423. NTUM02424. NTUM02425. NTUM02428. NTUM02431. NTUM04752. NTUM04759. NTUM08006.
Common Name	Yellow angelfish; Herald's angelfish; Golden angelfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body short and deep, and strongly compressed. Preorbital bone convex and without strong spines. 1 prominent spines at angle of preopercle. Ventral edge of interopercle serrated. Eye moderately small. Mouth small, terminal, protractile, gape not extending to anterior rim or orbit. Dorsal fin with XV spines and 15 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 17 soft rays; caudal fin rounded. Overall color is bright yellow to bright yellow orange with a dusky olive patch with yellow spots behind the eye.
habitats	Inhabits steep outer reef slopes at depths of 10 to 45 m, occasionally on lagoon reefs. Herbivorous. Feeds on algae. Forms harems of 2-4 individuals.
Distribution	Taiwan to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef.
Utility	Marine aquarium fish.