Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Flame Angelfish
Centropyge loriculus
Flame Angelfish
Also known as: Flaming Angelfish, Japanese Pygmy Angelfish
Category: Angelfishes
Scientific Name: Centropyge loriculus
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 15-180 ft. (5-55 m)
Distribution: Hawaii, Micronesia, Great Barrier Reef, Fiji, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Acanthuriformes (Order)
      └Pomacanthidae (Family)
       └Centropyge (Genus)
        └C. loriculus (Species)

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