HomeMarine aquarium fishAngelfish & butterflyfishGolden angelfish Golden angelfish (Centropyge aurantia) Scientific name: Centropyge aurantia Randall & Wass, 1974 The Golden angelfish (Centropyge aurantia) is a marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae. Native range: Western Pacific, northern Great Barrier Reef to Samoa; including Indonesia. BiologyDorsal spines (total): 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18. Deep bodied. Overall color is red-orange with numerous narrow, vertical, irregular golden lines on the sides. A thin dark line ring the eye. Several dark olive submarginal ones on the median fins.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameCentropyge aurantiaFamilyPomacanthidae (Angelfishes)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length10.0Depth range3–60 m (10–197 ft)EnvironmentMarine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 3 - 60 mClimateTropicalDistributionWestern Pacific: northern Great Barrier Reef to Samoa; including Indonesia.Conservation status (IUCN)Least Concern (LC)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesAquarium: commercialResilienceHigh, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) More angelfish & butterflyfishPajama cardinalfishSphaeramia nematopteraConspicuous angelfishChaetodontoplus conspicillatusScribbled angelfishChaetodontoplus duboulayiBlueface angelfishChaetodontoplus personiferBlacktail angelfishCentropyge eibliHalfbanded angelfishGenicanthus semicinctusSee all angelfish & butterflyfish SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026