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Cherubfish

Centropyge argi Woods & Kanazawa, 1951

Status not recordedbony fish

The cherubfish (Centropyge argi) is a species in the family Pomacanthidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the cherubfish

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 cherubfish live?

Not recorded

Is the cherubfish 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 cherubfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusCentropyge
  7. SpeciesCentropyge argi Woods & Kanazawa, 1951
Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Cherub pygmy angelfishEnglish
  • Pygmy angelfishEnglish
  • Peix àngel de les AntillesCatalan
  • pomčík žlutohlavýCzech
  • Gulhovedet DværgkejserDanish
  • Blauer ZwergkaiserfischGerman
  • Cachamita azulSpanish
  • Poisson-ange chérubinFrench
  • Pesce angelo pigmeo zaffiroItalian
  • Cherubinek zlotoglowyPolish
  • Peixe-anjo-querubimPortuguese
  • Angel unguroot
  • Gulhovedet DværgkejserfiskDanish
  • Ángel pigmeoSpanish
  • angelote pigmeoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cherubfish

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

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cherubfish?

The cherubfish (Centropyge argi) belongs to the family Pomacanthidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cherubfish (Centropyge argi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cherubfish

MLA

“Cherubfish (Centropyge argi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cherubfish.

BibTeX
@misc{cherubfish_2026,
  title = {Cherubfish (Centropyge argi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cherubfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}