Pearlback Angelfish

Centropyge multicolor has a body which is mainly pale-peach to orange in colour. There is a blue area behind the eyes which is dotted with black spots. The dorsal and anal fins are an intense blue and the caudal fin is vivid yellow. On the upper mid flank there is a patch of silvery-white colour which reaches to the caudal fin. The dorsal fin contains 14 spines and 16-17 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 17 soft rays. This species attains a maximum total length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in).

Centropyge multicolor has been reported from many island groups in western and central Pacific Ocean. They have been recorded from Palau; the Caroline Islands in both the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Gilbert Islands in Kiribati, Fiji, Tonga, the Cook Islands and the Society Islands in French Polynesia. They have occurred as vagrants in the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Atoll.