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GBIF·2396414speciesAnimalia3,904 occurrence records
  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderPerciformes
  4. ›familyPomacanthidae
  5. ›genusPomacanthus
Pomacanthus sexstriatus
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Sixbanded Angelfish

Pomacanthus sexstriatus (Cuvier, 1831)

Also calledIkan babi (msa) · Inggu (msa) · Paru-parang dagat (tgl) · Peix àngel de cua blava (cat) · Peixe-anjo-de-seis-listras (por) · Pesce angelo a barra bianca (ita) · Poisson ange (fra) · Poisson-ange à six bandes (fra) · Rokusen-yakko (jpn) · Sechsbinden-Kaiserfisch (deu) · pomec šestipruhý (ces) · Ángel de seis bandas (spa) · Шестиполосый ангел (rus) · ปลาสินสมุทรลายบั้ง (tha)

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distribution

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2. — General distribution: Indonesia east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Solitary or in pairs, in coastal, lagoon, and seaward coral reefs, 3 – 60 m depth. Marine.

Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records

materials_examined

Status at New Ireland. First recorded from Tigak Islands, Kavieng District, New Ireland, by Allen & Erdmann (2012: 559). Specimens observed by Jeff Kinch during CFMDP Survey at Kavieng fish market in 2004 – 2005, and by Barry C. Russell during 7 – 28 June 2014.

Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records

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Recorded sightings

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2396414.