Husbandry
Known only from remote Cocos-Keeling and Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean, Centropyge joculator is seldom available to the US aquarium trade. Most specimens that are collected go to Japan, since logistics of getting them from their origin into the US are difficult and expensive. Found in coral and rubble areas on steep outer reef slopes. Solitary or in small groups of four to five individuals.
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacanthidae (Family) > Centropyge (Genus)