Centropyge aurantonotus Burgess, 1974
Flameback angelfish
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Centropyge aurantonotus
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Pomacanthidae (Angelfishes)
Etymology: Centropyge: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, pyge = tail (Ref. 45335).
Etymology: Centropyge: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, pyge = tail (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 12 - 200 m (Ref. 4858), usually 15 - 25 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
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Western Atlantic: southern Caribbean Islands to São Paulo, Brazil (Ref. 40101).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 47377); common length : 6.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Max length : 7.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 47377); common length : 6.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Closely resembles C. acanthops. Head, back and dorsal fin golden yellow; sides, caudal, and anal fins dark blue with numerous black spots. Eye with a narrow blue ring around it.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Common among isolated patches of staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis. Feeds mainly on algae and sponges (Ref. 47377).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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Allen, G.R., 1985. Butterfly and angelfishes of the world. Vol. 2. 3rd edit. in English. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. (Ref. 4858)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 08 October 2009
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
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Fish sound
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Aquaculture systems
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Ciguatera cases
Stamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.02951 (0.01298 - 0.06710), b=2.89 (2.70 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
2.5 ±0.00 se; based on food items. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (18 of 100). 🛈 |
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Price category (Ref. 80766) |
High. |