Cherubfish
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The cherubfish (Centropyge argi), also known as the pygmy angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.
Species
Least Concerncherubfish
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAcanthuriformes
- FamilyPomacanthidae
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Centropyge
- Image
- Cherub fish Centropyge argi.jpg
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- Centropyge argi
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- Centropyge argi
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon common name
- Pygmy Angelfish
- taxon range
- Brazil
- short name
- C. argi
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The cherubfish (Centropyge argi), also known as the pygmy angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.
==Description== The cherubfish has an oval, deep and laterally compressed body with a short, blunt snout and a small mouth. There is a long, robust spine at the angle of the preoperculum, which has its vertical edge being serrated. The body is deep blue in colour with the head and chest being orange-yellow with a thin blue eye ring and a small dark blue botch to the rear of the mouth. The pectoral fins are pale yellowish while the other fins are dark blue with light blue margins. The dorsal fin contains 14–15 spines and 15–16 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 17 soft rays. This species attains a maximum total length of .
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