Flameback angelfish (Centropyge aurantonotus)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Centropyge aurantonotus
- Common name
- Flameback angelfish
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Pomacanthidae
- Genus
- Centropyge
- Size
- 5–8 cm
- Depth
- 15–150 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- reef
- Behaviours
- solitary, cryptic
- Ocean zones
- Caribbean
Description
Centropyge aurantonotus reaches 8 cm. Small dwarf angelfish with a deep purple-blue body and a characteristic vivid flame-orange back covering the dorsal fin. Cryptic in crevices and caves of deep Caribbean and Brazilian coral drop-offs between 15 and 150 m. Rarely seen by recreational divers due to its preferred depth. Valued in the aquarium trade, its deep capture makes the species locally vulnerable.
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Flameback angelfish?
- Flameback angelfish (Centropyge aurantonotus) reaches 5–8 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Flameback angelfish?
- Flameback angelfish is found between 15–150 m deep.
- Is the Flameback angelfish dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Flameback angelfish?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Flameback angelfish?
- Found in: Caribbean.
Other species in the genus Centropyge
- Centropyge bicolor - Bicolor angelfish
- Centropyge acanthops - African flameback angelfish
- Centropyge loricula - Flame Angelfish
- Centropyge bispinosa - Yellowtail Angelfish
- Centropyge tibicen - Zebra Angelfish
- Centropyge vrolikii - Cherub Angelfish
Other species in the family Pomacanthidae
- Holacanthus ciliaris - Queen angelfish
- Holacanthus tricolor - Rock beauty
- Pomacanthus paru - French angelfish
- Pomacanthus arcuatus - Gray angelfish
- Pomacanthus xanthometopon - Yellowmask angelfish
- Pomacanthus zonipectus - Cortez angelfish
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 278829)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 2396519)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia