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Blackear angelfish

Centropyge hotumatua

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A pygmy angelfish from the South Pacific (Easter Island, Pitcairn and French Polynesia), from coral or rocky bottoms with many crevices.

Scientific name
Centropyge hotumatua
Family
Pomacanthidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Saltwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Pomacanthidae
Order
Acanthuriformes

Origin

Native region
Oceania

Size and lifespan

Adult size
10 cm

Reproduction

Breeding strategy
Egg scatterer

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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