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Brown Pygmy Angelfish
Centropyge multispinis
Centropyge multispinis, known by the common names bluefin dwarf, brown pygmy angelfish, dusky angelfish, dusky cherub, many-spined angelfish, and multispined angelfish, is a species of marine ray finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area.
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Description
Centropyge multispinis has a body which has a dusky background colour marked with black vertical bars along he flanks. The rear dorsal and anal fins have bright blue margins. The dorsal fin contains 14 spines and 15-17 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 16-17 soft rays. This species attains a maximum total length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in).
Range & habitat
Centropyge multispinis is found in the northern and western Indian Ocean. It is found on the eastern coast of Africa including the Red Sea and across the Indian Ocean to Thailand and Sumatra. Its presence in Madagascar has to be confirmed and there is a record from Darwin, Northern Territory, which possibly represents a misidentification.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 96956.