Flameback angelfish
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The flameback angelfish or flameback pygmy angelfish (Centropyge aurantonotus) is an omnivorous marine angelfish
, with blue body and yellow to orange colouration from the face to middle or end of dorsal fin. It is easily confused with the orangeback angelfish
(Centropyge acanthops), but in the latter the yellow to orange colouration extends to cover the entire back.
It is native to the southern Caribbean Sea
and the coastal waters of Brazil
; it reaches a maximum length of 8 cm.
When kept in an aquarium
flameback angelfish are distributed throughout the tank. They prefer reef
tanks to fish only tanks.
Marine angelfish
Marine angelfish are perciform fish of the family Pomacanthidae. They are found on shallow reefs in the tropical Atlantic, Indian, and mostly western Pacific oceans. The family contains seven genera and approximately 86 species...
, with blue body and yellow to orange colouration from the face to middle or end of dorsal fin. It is easily confused with the orangeback angelfish
Orangeback angelfish
The orangeback angelfish or African pygmy angelfish is an omnivorous marine angelfish. It has a blue body and yellow to orange colouration from the head and across the back. It is easily confused with the cherubfish , but in the latter the yellow to orange colouration only covers the head...
(Centropyge acanthops), but in the latter the yellow to orange colouration extends to cover the entire back.
It is native to the southern Caribbean Sea
Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
and the coastal waters of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
; it reaches a maximum length of 8 cm.
When kept in an aquarium
Aquarium
An aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants...
flameback angelfish are distributed throughout the tank. They prefer reef
Reef
In nautical terminology, a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water ....
tanks to fish only tanks.