Author: (Snyder, 1904)
FBname: Orange angelfish
Comments: Benthopelagic species found in reefs (Ref. 58302); in coral bottoms of channels and over reef slopes (Ref. 9710); also in areas with rubble bottom (Ref. 4858).  Often in small loose groups on inner reefs in low patches of brittle corals and coralline algae mix that is shared by damselfishes and small wrasses (Ref. 48636).  Herbivorous (Ref. 33482).  Occasionally exported through the aquarium trade (Ref. 48391).