Appearance and lifestyle:
Dusky cherubs (Centropyge multispinis) have an oval-shaped dark blue to purple body with small mouths, and some have rare colour variations of yellow-orange markings on the body that have been recorded. They can grow up to 10cm, and these fish are very approachable underwater.
Habitat:
The dusky cherub inhabits rubble bottoms near coral reefs at depths from 1 to 40 m. It is also found around corals in lagoons and on outer reefs.
Diet:
It feeds in small groups mainly on algae.
Threats:
They are not threatened, but some threats they face are pollution, climate change etc.
Also known as a many-spined angelfish, bluefin dwarf, brown pygmy angelfish or multispined angelfish