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Lemon peel

Centropyge flavissima (Cuvier, 1831)

Status not recordedbony fish

The lemon peel (Centropyge flavissima) is a species in the family Pomacanthidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the lemon peel

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 lemon peel live?

Not recorded

Is the lemon peel 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 lemon peel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusCentropyge
  7. SpeciesCentropyge flavissima (Cuvier, 1831)

Synonyms Centropyge flavissimus, Holacanthus cyanotis, Holacanthus flavissimus, Holacanthus luteolus, Holacanthus monophthalmus, Holacanthus ocularis, Holacanthus sphynx, Holacanthus uniocellatus

Other names and names in other languages (20)
  • Lemonpeel angelfishEnglish
  • Yellow angel-fishEnglish
  • Peix àngel de pela de llimonaCatalan
  • Boray-borayCebuano
  • pomčík citronovýCzech
  • Gul DværgkejserfiskDanish
  • Zitronen-ZwergkaiserfischGerman
  • Ángel limónSpanish
  • Centropyge tout jauneFrench
  • Pesce angelo pigmeo di buccia di limoneItalian
  • コガネヤッコJapanese
  • Peixe-anjo-pele-de-limãoPortuguese
  • Золотой центропигRussian
  • paraharahaTahitian
  • ปลาสุดสาครThai
  • Tu'u'u-legaroot
  • Poisson-ange nain citronFrench
  • Poisson-ange peau-de-citronFrench
  • KoganeyakkoJapanese
  • Tu'u'u-samaroot

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lemon peel

Other species in the same genus Centropyge.

Coral beauty

Centropyge bispinosa

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Flame angel

Centropyge loriculus

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 lemon peel?

The lemon peel (Centropyge flavissima) 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). Lemon peel (Centropyge flavissima). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lemon-peel

MLA

“Lemon peel (Centropyge flavissima).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lemon-peel.

BibTeX
@misc{lemon_peel_2026,
  title = {Lemon peel (Centropyge flavissima)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lemon-peel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}