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Resplendent angelfish

Centropyge resplendens Lubbock & Sankey, 1975

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the resplendent 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 resplendent angelfish live?

Not recorded

Is the resplendent 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 resplendent angelfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusCentropyge
  7. SpeciesCentropyge resplendens Lubbock & Sankey, 1975
Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Resplendent pygmy angelfishEnglish
  • Peix àngel resplendentCatalan
  • 閃光刺尻魚Chinese
  • pomčík zlatohřbetýCzech
  • Ascension-ZwergkaiserfischGerman
  • Safiir-keerubkalaEstonian
  • Poisson-ange nain resplendissantFrench
  • Pesce angelo pigmeo insulareItalian
  • Peixe-anjo-resplendentePortuguese
  • 闪光刺尻鱼Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the resplendent 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 resplendent angelfish?

The resplendent angelfish (Centropyge resplendens) belongs to the family Pomacanthidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Resplendent angelfish (Centropyge resplendens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/resplendent-angelfish

MLA

“Resplendent angelfish (Centropyge resplendens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/resplendent-angelfish.

BibTeX
@misc{resplendent_angelfish_2026,
  title = {Resplendent angelfish (Centropyge resplendens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/resplendent-angelfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}