Scribbled Angel: Male

Chaetodontoplus duboulayi. This very beautiful angelfish, which occasionally shows up in the trade, is a favorite of aquarists because it’s quite easy to maintain. It has a yellow mouth area with the remaining face and body a dark blue that is separated by a wide yellow vertical band just aft of the head, and a wide yellow band along the top length of the body. Its dorsal and anal fins are blue and edged in brilliant blue, and the tail is a bright yellow. There are many scrawls/squiggly horizontal lines over the body and fins, hence its common name.