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Jumping bean

Centropyge acanthops (Norman, 1922)

Status not recordedbony fish

The jumping bean (Centropyge acanthops) is a species in the family Pomacanthidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the jumping bean

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 jumping bean live?

Not recorded

Is the jumping bean 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 jumping bean classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusCentropyge
  7. SpeciesCentropyge acanthops (Norman, 1922)

Synonyms Centropyges acanthops, Holacanthus acanthops, Xiphipops acanthops

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • African cherubfishEnglish
  • African pygmy angelfishEnglish
  • Flameback angelfishEnglish
  • Orangeback angelfishEnglish
  • Peix àngel esquena flama africàCatalan
  • 荆眼刺尻鱼Chinese
  • pomčík trnonošCzech
  • Afrikansk dværgkejserfiskDanish
  • Orangerücken-ZwergkaiserfischGerman
  • Ángel pigmeo africanoSpanish
  • Poisson Ange à dos Flammé AfricainFrench
  • Pesce angelo pigmeo africanoItalian
  • Peixe-anjo-dorso-laranjaPortuguese
  • Springboontjieroot
  • 荊眼刺尻魚Chinese
  • Poisson-ange nain africainFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the jumping bean

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 jumping bean?

The jumping bean (Centropyge acanthops) 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). Jumping bean (Centropyge acanthops). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/jumping-bean

MLA

“Jumping bean (Centropyge acanthops).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/jumping-bean.

BibTeX
@misc{jumping_bean_2026,
  title = {Jumping bean (Centropyge acanthops)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jumping-bean},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}