Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Genus Centropyge Higher classification Centropyge | Phylum Chordata Family Pomacanthidae Scientific name Centropyge acanthops Rank Species | |
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Similar Centropyge, Flameback angelfish, Cherubfish, Centropyge eibli, Bicolor angelfish | ||
The orangeback angelfish or African pygmy angelfish (Centropyge acanthops) is an omnivorous marine angelfish. It has a blue body and yellow to orange colouration from the head and across the back. It is easily confused with the cherubfish (Centropyge argi), but in the latter the yellow to orange colouration only covers the head. It is native to the east coast of Africa, and reaches a maximum length of 8 cm.
When kept in an aquarium orangeback angelfish are distributed throughout the tank. They prefer reef tanks to fish only tanks.
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