For some reason anytime we see a picture of a ‘blackened’ yellow angelfish it is always the fuzziest, out of focus or mediocre looking specimen but new pics from Jimmy Ma are a complete exception. This large showy male Centropyge heraldi collected in Cebu has perhaps the best distribution of black we’ve ever seen on a nice yellow angelfish.
A little black brow coupled by black accents in the soft parts of the dorsal and anal fins really makes the yellow pop, not to mention the attractive red spotting in the anal fin. A lot more photos after the break and big thanks to Jimmy Ma for the pictures.
It is coming via Cebu but originates fromn SAMAR same as the fflame angels coming from there . They come not in quantitries but several dozen each year one by one.