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Pomacanthus
Pomacanthus is a genus of marine angelfish that is usually found around reefs and coral. Some of the notable places one can see these vari-coloured fish includes the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Sipidan off the southern coast of Sabah, Malaysia. Generally the patterns and colors of these fish undergo a major transformation from juvenile to adult forms. The juveniles may even appear to be a different species.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 13 known species
French Angelfish
speciesPomacanthus paru
Emperor Angelfish
speciesPomacanthus imperator
Grey Angelfish
speciesPomacanthus arcuatus
Sixband Angelfish
speciesPomacanthus sexstriatus
Semicircle Angelfish
speciesPomacanthus semicirculatus
Cortez Angelfish
speciesPomacanthus zonipectus
Blueface Angelfish
speciesPomacanthus xanthometopon
Halfmoon Angelfish
speciesPomacanthus maculosus
Bluegirdle Angelfish
speciesPomacanthus navarchus
Bluering Angelfish
speciesPomacanthus annularis
Old Woman Angelfish
speciesPomacanthus rhomboides
Arabian Angelfish
speciesPomacanthus asfur
Goldtail Angelfish
speciesPomacanthus chrysurus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49258.