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Peppermint angelfish

Centropyge boylei Pyle & Randall, 1992

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the peppermint 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 peppermint angelfish live?

Not recorded

Is the peppermint 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 peppermint angelfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusCentropyge
  7. SpeciesCentropyge boylei Pyle & Randall, 1992
Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Peix àngel pallassoCatalan
  • 博伊尔刺尻鱼Chinese
  • pomčík BoyleůvCzech
  • Pebermynte-dværgkejserfiskDanish
  • Cook-ZwergkaiserfischGerman
  • Pez ángel de RarotongaSpanish
  • Centropyge de BoyleFrench
  • Pesce angelo dei RarotongaItalian
  • Peixe-anjo-de-RarotongaPortuguese
  • 博伊爾刺尻魚Chinese
  • Poisson-ange de BoyleFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the peppermint 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 peppermint angelfish?

The peppermint angelfish (Centropyge boylei) belongs to the family Pomacanthidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Peppermint angelfish (Centropyge boylei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/peppermint-angelfish

MLA

“Peppermint angelfish (Centropyge boylei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/peppermint-angelfish.

BibTeX
@misc{peppermint_angelfish_2026,
  title = {Peppermint angelfish (Centropyge boylei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/peppermint-angelfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}