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Flame angel

Centropyge loriculus (Günther, 1874)

Status not recordedbony fish

The flame angel (Centropyge loriculus) is a species in the family Pomacanthidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the flame 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 flame angel live?

Not recorded

Is the flame 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 flame angel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusCentropyge
  7. SpeciesCentropyge loriculus (Günther, 1874)

Synonyms Centropyge flammeus, Centropyge loricula, Holacanthus loriculus

Other names and names in other languages (20)
  • Flame angelfishEnglish
  • Flaming angelfishEnglish
  • Japanese pygmy angelfishEnglish
  • Peix àngel flamaCatalan
  • pomčík ohnivýCzech
  • Ild-dværgkejserDanish
  • Flammen-HerzogfischGerman
  • Ángel flamaSpanish
  • فرشته ماهی شعلهPersian
  • TuliherttuakalaFinnish
  • Poisson-ange nain flammeFrench
  • lángvörös császárhalHungarian
  • Pesce angelo fuocoItalian
  • Peixe-anjo-fogoPortuguese
  • Tu'u'u-tusiuliSamoan
  • Eld dvärgkejsareSwedish
  • ParaharahaTahitian
  • 冑刺尻魚Chinese
  • Ild-dværgkejserfiskDanish
  • Flammen-ZwergkaiserfischGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the flame angel

Other species in the same genus Centropyge.

Coral beauty

Centropyge bispinosa

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 flame angel?

The flame angel (Centropyge loriculus) 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). Flame angel (Centropyge loriculus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/flame-angel

MLA

“Flame angel (Centropyge loriculus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/flame-angel.

BibTeX
@misc{flame_angel_2026,
  title = {Flame angel (Centropyge loriculus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flame-angel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}