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Potter's angel

Centropyge potteri (Jordan & Metz, 1912)

Status not recordedbony fish

The potter's angel (Centropyge potteri) is a species in the family Pomacanthidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the potter's angel

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 potter's angel live?

Not recorded

Is the potter's angel 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 potter's angel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusCentropyge
  7. SpeciesCentropyge potteri (Jordan & Metz, 1912)

Synonyms Holacanthus potteri

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Potter's angelfishEnglish
  • Potter's pygmy angelfishEnglish
  • Russet angelfishEnglish
  • Peix àngel hawaiàCatalan
  • pomčík PotterůvCzech
  • Potters DværgkejserfiskDanish
  • Potters ZwergkaiserfischGerman
  • Pez Ángel Enano de PotterSpanish
  • Poisson-ange nain de PotterFrench
  • Pesce angelo di PotterItalian
  • Peixe-anjo-de-PotterPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the potter's angel

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 potter's angel?

The potter's angel (Centropyge potteri) belongs to the family Pomacanthidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Potter's angel (Centropyge potteri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/potters-angel

MLA

“Potter's angel (Centropyge potteri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/potters-angel.

BibTeX
@misc{potters_angel_2026,
  title = {Potter's angel (Centropyge potteri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/potters-angel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}