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Pomacanthidae
orangeback angelfish
Centropyge acanthops
Pomacanthid Fish from the South African Coast
- Orange
- Tropical
- Oceanic
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Africa
- Deep-bodied
- Compressed cross-section
- Small
- Tropical fish
Orange
Tropical
Regional distribution
Deep-bodied
Smallorangeback angelfish is known from Western Indian Ocean as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Pomacanthidae
- Genus
- Centropyge
- Maximum length
- 8 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Western Indian Ocean: Somalia to East London, South Africa. Also around oceanic islands. Common off East Africa (Ref. 9710 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
