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Fisher's angel

Centropyge fisheri (Snyder, 1904)

Status not recordedbony fish

The fisher's angel (Centropyge fisheri) is a species in the family Pomacanthidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the fisher's angel

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 fisher's angel live?

Not recorded

Is the fisher's angel 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 fisher's angel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusCentropyge
  7. SpeciesCentropyge fisheri (Snyder, 1904)

Synonyms Centropyge caudoxanthorus, Centropyge flavicauda, Holacanthus fisheri, Xiphipops fisheri, Xiphipops flavicauda

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • Damsel angelfishEnglish
  • Fisher's angelfishEnglish
  • Fisher's pygmy angelfishEnglish
  • Hawaiian flame angelfishEnglish
  • Orange angelfishEnglish
  • White-tail angelfishEnglish
  • White-tailed pygmy angelfishEnglish
  • Whitetail angelfishEnglish
  • Yellowtail angelfishEnglish
  • Peix àngel de cua pàl·lidaCatalan
  • pomčík FisherůvCzech
  • Orange DværgkejserfiskDanish
  • Hawaii-ZwergkaiserfischGerman
  • Poisson-ange nain à queue jauneFrench
  • Pesce angelo pigmeo hawaianoItalian
  • チャイロヤッコJapanese
  • Cherubinek FiszeraPolish
  • Peixe-anjo-de-cauda-pálidaPortuguese
  • paraharahaTahitian
  • 白尾新娘Chinese
  • pomčík běloocasýCzech
  • Poisson-ange à queue jauneFrench
  • 条尾刺尻鱼Chinese
  • 條尾刺尻魚Chinese
  • 費氏刺尻魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the fisher's angel

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 fisher's angel?

The fisher's angel (Centropyge fisheri) 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). Fisher's angel (Centropyge fisheri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/fishers-angel

MLA

“Fisher's angel (Centropyge fisheri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/fishers-angel.

BibTeX
@misc{fishers_angel_2026,
  title = {Fisher's angel (Centropyge fisheri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fishers-angel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}