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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Peppermint angelfish

Centropyge boylei Pyle & Randall, 1992
Max Length
7 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
2.8
Depth
53–120 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
17.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
reef

📖 Overview

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

Scientific Name
Centropyge boylei
Authority
Pyle & Randall, 1992
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
7 cm
Depth Range
53–120 m
Trophic Level
2.8
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
17.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Peppermint angelfish is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Peppermint angelfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Peppermint angelfish is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Peppermint angelfish is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 53 - 120 m . Tropical Central Pacific: Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
2.8±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.02951 × L2.89 (TL)
Max TL
7cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2009

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
17.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.8
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Pyle & Randall, 1992

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