Lemon Peel

About this species

The lemonpeel angelfish, also known as the yellow angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 251 records
February: 1,939 records
March: 2,733 records
April: 3,797 records
May: 1,599 records
June: 1,055 records
July: 831 records
August: 609 records
September: 549 records
October: 361 records
November: 202 records
December: 55 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–23 m · Deepest record: 747 m

0–10 m: 3,518 records
10–20 m: 6,594 records
20–30 m: 2,598 records
30–40 m: 8 records
40–50 m: 4 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C

22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 11 records
26–28 °C: 195 records
28–30 °C: 715 records

Photos

(c) Geoff Shuetrim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Mike Bowie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Henrik Kibak, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Jay Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Mike Bowie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Lemon Peel, Lemonpeel angelfish, yellow angelfish

Names in 2 more languages

French: Centropyge tout jaune, Centropyge tout jaune, Poisson-ange nain citron, Poisson-ange peau-de-citron
Japanese: Koganeyakko, コガネヤッコ

Other scientific names: Centropyge flavissimus, Holacanthus flavissimus

Similar species

Coral Beauty
Centropyge bispinosa
Bicolor angelfish
Centropyge bicolor
Damsel Angelfish
Centropyge fisheri
Golden Angelfish
Centropyge heraldi
Black Angelfish
Centropyge tibicen
Angel abu polos
Centropyge vrolikii

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
14,682 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.