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Centropyge boylei  Pyle & Randall, 1992

Peppermint angelfish
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Pomacanthidae (Angelfishes)
Etymology: Centropyge: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, pyge = tail (Ref. 45335);  boylei: Named in honor of Charles J. Boyle who first discovered the species..   More on author: Randall.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 53 - 120 m (Ref. 9710).   Tropical, preferred ?

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Eastern Central Pacific: Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in ledges, caves, and rubble areas of steep seaward reefs (Ref. 9710, 48391). Never or rarely exported through the aquarium trade (Ref. 48391).

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Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994. Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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