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Colin's angelfish

Centropyge colini Smith-Vaniz & Randall, 1974

Status not recordedbony fish

The colin's angelfish (Centropyge colini) is a species in the family Pomacanthidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the colin's 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 colin's angelfish live?

Not recorded

Is the colin's 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 colin's angelfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusCentropyge
  7. SpeciesCentropyge colini Smith-Vaniz & Randall, 1974
Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Cocos-Keeling angelfishEnglish
  • Colin's pygmy angelfishEnglish
  • Peix àngel donzellaCatalan
  • 科氏刺尻魚Chinese
  • pomčík ColinůvCzech
  • Colins DværgkejserfiskDanish
  • Colins ZwergkaiserfischGerman
  • Poisson-ange nain à dos bleuFrench
  • Pesce angelo pigmeo di Cocos-KeelingItalian
  • アヤメヤッコJapanese
  • Peixe-anjo-de-Cocos-KeelingPortuguese
  • 科氏刺尻鱼Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the colin's 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 colin's angelfish?

The colin's angelfish (Centropyge colini) belongs to the family Pomacanthidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Colin's angelfish (Centropyge colini). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/colins-angelfish

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BibTeX
@misc{colins_angelfish_2026,
  title = {Colin's angelfish (Centropyge colini)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/colins-angelfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}