Lemonpeel Angelfish and Similar Species
Centropyge flavissima
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Open the appSeveral fish can be confused with Lemonpeel Angelfish. Here are the key differences.
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Keyhole Angelfish
Centropyge tibicen
Key differences: Centropyge tibicen is predominantly black with a prominent white or yellow 'keyhole' shaped marking on its side, and lacks the overall bright yellow coloration of C. flavissima.
Bicolor Angelfish
Centropyge bicolor
Key differences: Centropyge bicolor has a distinct two-tone coloration, with the anterior half of the body bright yellow and the posterior half dark blue, unlike the uniform yellow of C. flavissima.
Herald's Angelfish
Centropyge heraldi
Key differences: Centropyge heraldi is also yellow, but typically a duller yellow, and lacks the blue eye ring and blue fin margins characteristic of C. flavissima. C. heraldi also tends to have a more elongated body shape.
Half-black Angelfish
Centropyge vrolikii
Key differences: Centropyge vrolikii has a greyish-white anterior body and a black posterior body, with a yellow caudal fin, distinctly different from the all-yellow C. flavissima.
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