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Blackear angelfish

Centropyge hotumatua Randall & Caldwell, 1973

Status not recordedbony fish

The blackear angelfish (Centropyge hotumatua) is a species in the family Pomacanthidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the blackear angelfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blackear angelfish live?

Not recorded

Is the blackear angelfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the blackear angelfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusCentropyge
  7. SpeciesCentropyge hotumatua Randall & Caldwell, 1973
Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Hotu Matu'a's angelfishEnglish
  • Hotumatua angelfishEnglish
  • Hotumatua's angelfishEnglish
  • Hotumatua's pygmy angelfishEnglish
  • Peix àngel rapa nuiCatalan
  • pomčík HotumatuůvCzech
  • Brunsort DværgkejserfiskDanish
  • Osterinsel-ZwergkaiserfischGerman
  • Poisson-ange nain à l'oreille noireFrench
  • Pesce angelo pigmeo rapa nuiItalian
  • Peixe-anjo-de-HotumatuaPortuguese
  • Ika ra'auRapanui
  • Poisson-ange de HotumatuaFrench
  • Peixe-anjo-de-Hotu-Matu'aPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blackear angelfish

Other species in the same genus Centropyge.

Coral beauty

Centropyge bispinosa

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Flame angel

Centropyge loriculus

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Lemon peel

Centropyge flavissima

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Cherubfish

Centropyge argi

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blackear angelfish?

The blackear angelfish (Centropyge hotumatua) belongs to the family Pomacanthidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blackear angelfish (Centropyge hotumatua). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackear-angelfish

MLA

“Blackear angelfish (Centropyge hotumatua).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackear-angelfish.

BibTeX
@misc{blackear_angelfish_2026,
  title = {Blackear angelfish (Centropyge hotumatua)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackear-angelfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}