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The cherubfish (Centropyge argi), also known as the pygmy angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae ...
Rusty pygmy angelfish: Western Pacific Ocean Centropyge fisheri (Snyder, 1904) Orange pygmy angelfish: Hawaii. Centropyge flavipectoralis J. E. Randall & Klausewitz, 1977: Yellow-fin pygmy angelfish: Indian Ocean Centropyge flavissima (G. Cuvier, 1831) Lemon-peel pygmy angelfish: Indo-Pacific region Centropyge heraldi Woods & L. P. Schultz, 1953
Centropyge multispinis, known by the common names bluefin dwarf, brown pygmy angelfish, dusky angelfish, dusky cherub, many-spined angelfish, and multispined angelfish, [1] is a species of marine ray finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area. [2]
Centropyge fisheri, the orange angelfish, whitetail angelfish, damsel angelfish, yellowtail angelfish, Hawaiian flame angelfish, Fisher’s angelfish, Fisher’s dwarf angelfish or Fisher’s pygmy angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Cherubfish or Pygmy angelfish: Centropyge argi: With caution: Blue colored body with an orange yellow head. 8 cm (3.1 in) [25] Eibli angelfish: Centropyge eibli: With caution: Tan coloured body with vertical brown stripes and large distinctive black splotch covering the back of the fish, including the caudal fin. 15 cm (5.9 in) [26] Flame angelfish
The orangeback angelfish is found at depths between 1 and 70 metres (3.3 and 229.7 ft), usually near coral and frequently in area of coral rubble where it likes to hide among the rubble. It prefers areas with dense algal growth and it grazes on algae and small invertebrates.
The resplendent pygmy angelfish occur at depths between 15 and 40 metres (49 and 131 ft), [1] over rock and rubble substrates. [4] It feeds on algae or detritus. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite, like other members of the genus Centropyge, and the young fish are of indeterminate sex, become female at sexual maturity and if there is no male the dominant female changes sex to become male. [2]
The Japanese angelfish has an orange body marked with purple and blue spots It has an orangey yellow body with purplish blue spots completed with a bright yellow tail. The spots are larger towards the tail, and the bottom part the rear of the fish gradually becomes purple. The spots also turn from blue to purple towards the tail.