Speckled angelfish
Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus (Waite, 1900)
Status not recordedbony fish
The speckled angelfish (Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus) is a species in the family Pomacanthidae, order Acanthuriformes.
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Quick facts about the speckled 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 speckled angelfish live?
Not recorded
Is the speckled 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 speckled angelfish classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderAcanthuriformes
- familyPomacanthidae
- genusChaetodontoplus
- SpeciesChaetodontoplus conspicillatus (Waite, 1900)
Synonyms Holacanthus conspicillatus
Other names and names in other languages (16)
- Conspicuous angelfishEnglish
- Spectacled angel-fishEnglish
- Spectacled angelfishEnglish
- Peix àngel de Barrera de CorallCatalan
- 点荷包鱼Chinese
- pomec nápadnýCzech
- Prangende KejserfiskDanish
- Ángel de anteojosSpanish
- Poisson-ange à monocleFrench
- Pesce angelo cospicuiItalian
- BagangMalay
- Peixe-anjo-conspícuoPortuguese
- Заметный хетодонтоплRussian
- Bagang-taring mata gelangroot
- 點荷包魚Chinese
- Taring pelandokMalay
Relatives of the speckled angelfish
Other species in the same genus Chaetodontoplus.
Scribbled angelfish
Chaetodontoplus duboulayi
Bluelined angelfish
Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis
Meredith's angelfish
Chaetodontoplus meredithi
Emperor butterflyfish
Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus
Bluespotted angelfish
Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus
Orangeface angelfish
Chaetodontoplus chrysocephalus
CompareSpeckled angelfish vs Scribbled angelfishSpeckled angelfish vs Bluelined angelfishSpeckled angelfish vs Meredith's angelfishSpeckled angelfish vs Emperor butterflyfish
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the speckled angelfish?
The speckled angelfish (Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus) 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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