The flame angelfish

The flame angelfish is a marine angelfish of the Pomacanthidae family that can be found in the Pacific Ocean's tropical waters. Other common names for angelfish are Japanese pygmy angelfish, flame angel, and fiery angelfish. The flaming angelfish has four or five bars on the sides, the back of the dorsal fin, and the anal fin, with alternating short purple-blue and black bands. It also has an elongated vertical black mark. Marquesas specimens are devoid of vertical black bars. In general, males are bigger and have slightly more color than females.

It is prevalent in the Marshall, Line, and Cook Islands but can be found on many reefs around Oceania. The fish can also be found in the Hawaiian Islands, albeit less frequently. Flame angelfish are particularly common on the slopes of coral reefs and in crystal-clear lagoons.

The flaming angelfish eat a variety of algae and crustaceans in the wild. Reef aquarium fish occasionally enjoy very long lives, however, when they get elderly, the majority of these fish frequently pass away mysteriously. This is understandable because many members of the Centropyge family spend their juvenile years primarily eating plankton before switching to their adult diet.