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Orangeface angelfish

Chaetodontoplus chrysocephalus (Bleeker, 1855)

Status not recordedbony fish

The orangeface angelfish (Chaetodontoplus chrysocephalus) is a species in the family Pomacanthidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the orangeface angelfish

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 orangeface angelfish live?

Not recorded

Is the orangeface 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 orangeface angelfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusChaetodontoplus
  7. SpeciesChaetodontoplus chrysocephalus (Bleeker, 1855)

Synonyms Holacanthus chrysocephalus

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Blue vermiculate angelfishEnglish
  • Orange-faced angelfishEnglish
  • Peix àngel cap taronjaCatalan
  • pomec oranžovohlavýCzech
  • Orangehovedet KejserfiskDanish
  • Pesce angelo di BleekerItalian
  • アカネキンチャクダイJapanese
  • Taring pelandokMalay
  • Peixe-anjo-de-face-laranja-do-sulPortuguese
  • 黃面神仙Chinese
  • Akane-kinchakudaiJapanese
  • 金頭荷包魚(黃頭荷包魚)Chinese
  • 黃頭荷包魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the orangeface angelfish

Other species in the same genus Chaetodontoplus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the orangeface angelfish?

The orangeface angelfish (Chaetodontoplus chrysocephalus) 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). Orangeface angelfish (Chaetodontoplus chrysocephalus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/orangeface-angelfish

MLA

“Orangeface angelfish (Chaetodontoplus chrysocephalus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/orangeface-angelfish.

BibTeX
@misc{orangeface_angelfish_2026,
  title = {Orangeface angelfish (Chaetodontoplus chrysocephalus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/orangeface-angelfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}