Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Pomacanthidae Angelfishes

Genus: Pomacanthus

(See list of species below)

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Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.

Pomacanthus annularis
[Bluering angelfish]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pomacanthus arcuatus
[Gray angelfish]

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Pomacanthus asfur
[Arabian angelfish]

Photo by Photo by Tanaka, H.

Pomacanthus chrysurus
[Goldtail angelfish]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pomacanthus imperator
[Emperor angelfish]

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Pomacanthus maculosus
[Yellowbar angelfish]

Photo by Photo by Irtz, P.

Pomacanthus navarchus
[Bluegirdled angelfish]

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.

Pomacanthus paru
[French angelfish]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pomacanthus rhomboides
[Old woman angelfish]

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.

Pomacanthus semicirculatus
[Semicircle angelfish]

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Pomacanthus sexstriatus
[Sixbar angelfish]

Photo by Photo by Greenfield, J.

Pomacanthus xanthometopon
[Yellowface angelfish]

Photo by Photo by Munson, L.

Pomacanthus zonipectus
[Cortez angelfish]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Pomacanthus annularis	Bluering angelfish	Indo-West Pacific	45 TL	1787
Pomacanthus arcuatus	Gray angelfish	Western Atlantic	60 TL	1758
Pomacanthus asfur	Arabian angelfish	Western Indian Ocean	40 TL	1775
Pomacanthus chrysurus	Goldtail angelfish	Western Indian Ocean	33 SL	1831
Pomacanthus imperator	Emperor angelfish	Indo-Pacific	40 SL	1787
Pomacanthus maculosus	Yellowbar angelfish	Western Indian Ocean	50 SL	1775
Pomacanthus navarchus	Bluegirdled angelfish	Indo-Pacific	28 TL	1831
Pomacanthus paru	French angelfish	Western Atlantic	41.1 TL	1787
Pomacanthus rhomboides	Old woman angelfish	Western Indian Ocean	46 TL	1908
Pomacanthus semicirculatus	Semicircle angelfish	Indo-West Pacific	40 SL	1831
Pomacanthus sexstriatus	Sixbar angelfish	Indo-Pacific	46 TL	1831
Pomacanthus xanthometopon	Yellowface angelfish	Indo-Pacific	38 TL	1853
Pomacanthus zonipectus	Cortez angelfish	Eastern Pacific	46 TL	1862

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: TeleosteiOrder: AcanthuriformesFamily: Pomacanthidae AngelfishesGenus: Pomacanthus(See list of species below)

Class: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Pomacanthidae Angelfishes

Genus: Pomacanthus

(See list of species below)