Centropyge boylei Pyle & Randall, 1992
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The peppermint angelfish (Centropyge boylei) is a relatively small species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the Central area of the South Pacific Ocean, and is known to be native to the Cook Islands. They are called Taputapu in Cook Islands Māori.
Wikipedia contributors, Peppermint angelfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:15:48.620298+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Centropyge boylei Pyle & Randall, 1992
- Name authority
- Pyle & Randall, 1992
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Pomacanthidae
- Genus
- Centropyge
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAcanthuriformes
- familyPomacanthidae Jordan & Evermann, 1898
- genusCentropyge Kaup, 1860
- speciesCentropyge boylei Pyle & Randall, 1992
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Centropyge. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Centropyge loriculus (Günther, 1874) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centropyge shepardi Randall & Yasuda, 1979 | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centropyge vrolikii (Bleeker, 1853) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centropyge abei Allen, Young & Colin, 2006 | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| orangeback angelfishCentropyge acanthops (Norman, 1922) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centropyge aurantonotus Burgess, 1974 | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centropyge bispinosa (Günther, 1860) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centropyge cocosensis Shen, Chang, Delrieu-Trottin & Borsa, 2016 | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centropyge deborae Shen, Ho & Chang, 2012 | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centropyge eibli Klausewitz, 1963 | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centropyge fisheri (Snyder, 1904) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centropyge flavipectoralis Randall & Klausewitz, 1977 | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Pyle, R. L. (1992). The peppermint angelfish Centropyge boylei, n. sp. Freshwater and Marine Aquarium, 15 (7): 16–18. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:SB8L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.