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Flameback angelfish

Centropyge aurantonotus Burgess, 1974

Status not recordedbony fish

The flameback angelfish (Centropyge aurantonotus) is a species in the family Pomacanthidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the flameback angelfish

Weight
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Length
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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 flameback angelfish live?

Not recorded

Is the flameback 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 flameback angelfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusCentropyge
  7. SpeciesCentropyge aurantonotus Burgess, 1974

Synonyms Centropyge aurantanota, Centropyge aurantonota

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Flameback pygmy angelfishEnglish
  • peix àngel esquena flama del CaribCatalan
  • pomčík ohňohřbetýCzech
  • Flammerygget DværgkejserfiskDanish
  • Gelbrücken-ZwergkaiserfischGerman
  • Poisson-ange nain à dos jauneFrench
  • Pesce angelo pigmeo dei CaraibiItalian
  • cherubinek ognistogrzbietyPolish
  • Peixe-anjoPortuguese
  • Peixe-anjo-dorso-de-fogoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the flameback 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 flameback angelfish?

The flameback angelfish (Centropyge aurantonotus) belongs to the family Pomacanthidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Flameback angelfish (Centropyge aurantonotus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/flameback-angelfish

MLA

“Flameback angelfish (Centropyge aurantonotus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/flameback-angelfish.

BibTeX
@misc{flameback_angelfish_2026,
  title = {Flameback angelfish (Centropyge aurantonotus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flameback-angelfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}