Cherubfish

The Cherubfish (Centropyge argi), also known as the pygmy angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. The western Atlantic Ocean is where you can find cherub fish. It can be found off Bermuda, off North Carolina, in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, off Bermuda, and as far east as French Guiana.

The body of the cherub fish is round, deep, and laterally compressed. It also has a small mouth and a short, blunt snout. At the angle of the preoperculum, there is a long, sturdy spine with a serrated vertical edge. The head and breast are orange-yellow, and the body is a deep blue color with a thin blue eye ring and a little dark blue bump at the back of the mouth. The other fins are dark blue with light blue borders, whereas the pectoral fins are pale yellowish. The anal fin has 3 spines and 17 soft rays, compared to the dorsal fin's 14–15 spines and 15–16 soft rays. The longest overall length of this species is 8 centimeters (3.1 inches).