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Orangeback angelfish
Centropyge acanthops
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Orangeback angelfish
- Scientific
- Centropyge acanthops
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 8 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 6 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A tiny angelfish with a golden-yellow head, back and tail and a dark blue to black lower body with purple spots, reaching about 8 cm. It lives in small groups among coral rubble.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Centropyge-acanthops.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Centropyge_acanthops_Réunion.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.