Centropyge multicolor Randall & Wass, 1974
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
Centropyge multicolor, the multicolor angelfish or pearlback angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is from the Pacific Ocean that sometimes makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 9 cm in length.
Wikipedia contributors, Centropyge multicolor; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:15:57.729988+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Centropyge multicolor Randall & Wass, 1974
- Name authority
- Randall & Wass, 1974
- 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 multicolor Randall & Wass, 1974
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 boylei Pyle & Randall, 1992 | 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 |
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.
- Randall, J. E., & Wass, R. C. (1974). Two new pomacanthid fishes of the genus Centropyge from Oceania. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 21 (3): 137–144. 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:SB9G. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.