Orangeback Angelfish, Centropyge acanthops (Norman 1922)
Other Names: African Cherubfish, African Pygmy Angelfish, Flameback Angelfish, Jumping Bean

An Orangeback Angelfish, Centropyge acanthops, in an aquarium. Source: Robert Fenner / Wet Web Media http://www.wetwebmedia.com/. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A dark bluish to blackish angelfish with the head, upper sides, dorsal, and caudal fins golden yellow to orange, and numerous close-set purple spots on the anal fin.
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Dianne J. Bray, Centropyge acanthops in Fishes of Australia, accessed 18 Feb 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5163
Orangeback Angelfish, Centropyge acanthops (Norman 1922)
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Distribution |
Recorded from the Australian territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean. Elsewhere, the species occurs in the Western Indian Ocean from East Africa, South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Maldives and Chagos Archipelago. |
Species Citation |
Holacanthus acanthops Norman 1922, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9)9(52): 318. Type locality: Durban/eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. |
Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Orangeback Angelfish, Centropyge acanthops (Norman 1922)
References
Allen, G.R., R. Steene & M. Allen, 1998. A guide to angelfishes and butterflyfishes. Odyssey Publishing/Tropical Reef Research. 250 pp.
Fricke, R. 2010. Centropyge acanthops. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3.