Fisher's angelfish

Centropyge fisheri

Pomacanthid Fish in the Hawaiian Islands

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
West Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Centropyge fisheri, the orange angelfish, whitetail angelfish, damsel angelfish, yellowtail angelfish, Hawaiian flame angelfish, Fisher's angelfish, Fisher's dwarf angelfish or Fisher's pygmy angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Centropyge
Maximum length: 8.4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: widespread, from the Gulf of Aden and Oman along the East African coast to South Africa to the Tuamotu archipelago, north-eastward to the Johnston Atoll and Hawaii, northward up to Ogasawara Island, southward through the Coral Sea down to New South Wales, Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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