Centropyge multispinis

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Centropyge multispinis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Centropyge
Species: C. multispinis
Binomial name
Centropyge multispinis
(Playfair, 1867)

Centropyge multispinis, known by the common names bluefin dwarf, brown pygmy angelfish, dusky angelfish, dusky cherub, many-spined angelfish, and multispined angelfish,[1] is a marine angelfish of the family Pomacanthidae found in tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area.[2]

It has some importance in the aquarium trade. Adults grow to a size of 14 cm in length.[3]

References

  1. Pyle, R., et al. 2010. Centropyge multispinis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. Downloaded on 28 May 2013.
  2. Fishbase
  3. Centropyge Multispinis (Dusky Angelfish) - Saltwater aquarium fish
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