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Centropyge

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Centropyge is a genus of ray-finned fish, marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. These species do not exceed 15 cm in length and live in haremic structures with one dominant male and multiple females.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyPomacanthidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded70,418

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
593
With media
27
Family
Pomacanthidae
Collections
USNM, CAS
Recorded in
French Polynesia, Mexico, Marshall Islands

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  • Biology
  • In aquaria
  • Species
  • References

Centropyge is a genus of ray-finned fish, marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. These species do not exceed 15 cm in length and live in haremic structures with one dominant male and multiple females.

== Taxonomy == Centropyge is a paraphyletic genus. This is because Genicanthus and the polyphyletic genus Apolemichthys are nested within Centropyge.

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