Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Genus Centropyge Higher classification Centropyge | Phylum Chordata Family Pomacanthidae Scientific name Centropyge aurantonotus Rank Species | |
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Similar Centropyge, Orangeback angelfish, Cherubfish, Lemonpeel angelfish, Flame angelfish | ||
The flameback angelfish or flameback pygmy angelfish (Centropyge aurantonotus) is an omnivorous marine angelfish, with blue body and yellow to orange colouration from the face to middle or end of dorsal fin. It is easily confused with the orangeback angelfish (Centropyge acanthops), but in the latter the yellow to orange colouration extends to cover the entire back. It is native to the southern Caribbean Sea and the coastal waters of Brazil; it reaches a maximum length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in).
When kept in an aquarium flameback angelfish are distributed throughout the tank. They prefer reef tanks to fish only tanks.
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