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Centropyge boylei Peppermint angelfish

Centropyge boyleiis commonly referred to as Peppermint angelfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
263 
AphiaID:
278831 
Scientific:
Centropyge boylei 
German:
Cook-Zwergkaiserfisch 
English:
Peppermint Angelfish 
Category:
Pygme Angelfishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacanthidae (Family) > Centropyge (Genus) > boylei (Species) 
Initial determination:
Pyle & Randall, 1992 
Occurrence:
Cook Islands, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Endemic species 
Sea depth:
55 - 120 Meter 
Size:
2.36" - 2.76" (6cm - 7cm) 
Temperature:
68 °F - 71.6 °F (20°C - 22°C) 
Food:
Brine Shrimps, Frozen Food (large sort), Zooplankton 
Tank:
109.99 gal (~ 500L)  
Difficulty:
Only for advanced aquarists 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-08-02 16:22:17 

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Pyle & Randall, 1992

European aquariest will hardly ever see this fish. It's a deep sea fish wich can be found in depth of 55 - 100m. You need special helium diving equipment to dive that deep.
The price of the fish was $5000 years ago as a result of the depth and the difficulties to catch him.
P. boylei live in smaller groups. According to Mergus this fish has succsessfully been held in captivety, however I think it should be left where it belongs - deep in the ocean.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacanthidae (Family) > Centropyge (Genus)

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Video (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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