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Dusky Cherub

Centropyge multispinis (Playfair, 1867)

Status not recordedbony fish

The dusky cherub (Centropyge multispinis) is a species in the family Pomacanthidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the dusky cherub

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 dusky cherub live?

Not recorded

Is the dusky cherub 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 dusky cherub classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusCentropyge
  7. SpeciesCentropyge multispinis (Playfair, 1867)

Synonyms Centropyge multispinus, Centropyge somervilli, Holacanthus multispinis, Holacanthus somervillii

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Bluefin dwarfEnglish
  • Brown pygmy angelfishEnglish
  • Dusky angelfishEnglish
  • Many-spined angelfishEnglish
  • Multispined angelfishEnglish
  • Spiny angelfishEnglish
  • MoschtArabic
  • Peix àngel foscCatalan
  • pomčík hnědýCzech
  • Mangepigget DværgkejserfiskDanish
  • Brauner ZwergkaiserfischGerman
  • Poisson-ange brunFrench
  • Pesce angelo pigmeo scuroItalian
  • Peixe-anjo-escuroPortuguese
  • ปลาสินสมุทรจิ๋วครีบฟ้าThai
  • Donker Engeltjieroot
  • Poisson-ange nain brunFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dusky cherub

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 dusky cherub?

The dusky cherub (Centropyge multispinis) 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). Dusky Cherub (Centropyge multispinis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-cherub

MLA

“Dusky Cherub (Centropyge multispinis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-cherub.

BibTeX
@misc{dusky_cherub_2026,
  title = {Dusky Cherub (Centropyge multispinis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-cherub},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}