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Centropyge acanthops (Norman, 1922)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Perciformes
family
Pomacanthidae
genus
Centropyge
species
Centropyge acanthops

Name

Synonyms
Centropyges acanthops (Norman, 1922)
Holacanthus acanthops Norman, 1922
Xiphipops acanthops (Norman, 1922)
Homonyms
Centropyge acanthops (Norman, 1922)
Common names
African Cherubfish in English
African Pygmy Angelfish in English
Afrikansk dværgkejserfisk in language.
Flameback Angelfish in English
Jumping Bean in English
Orangeback angelfish in English
Orangerücken-Zwergkaiserfisch in German
Peix àngel esquena flama africà in Catalan–Valencian
Peixe-anjo-dorso-laranja in Portuguese
Pesce angelo pigmeo africano in Italian
Poisson Ange à dos Flammé Africain in French
Poisson-ange nain africain in French
Poisson-ange nain africain in French
Springboontjie in language.
orangeback angelfish in English
orangeback angelfish in English
pomčík trnonoš in Czech
Ángel pigmeo africano in Spanish
荆眼刺尻鱼 in language.
荊眼刺尻魚 in Chinese
Flameback Angelfish in English
African Cherubfish in English
African Pygmy Angelfish in English
Afrikansk dværgkejserfisk in Danish
Jumping Bean in English
Orangeback Angelfish in English
Poisson Ange à dos Flammé Africain in French
Springboontjie in language.
orangeback angelfish in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  2. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
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