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Pomacanthus

Pomacanthus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous to Present
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Gray angelfish, Pomacanthus arcuatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Pomacanthus
Lacépède, 1802
Type species
Pomacanthus arcuatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Species

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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.

Bluering angelfish, Pomacanthus annularis

Yellowbar angelfish, Pomacanthus maculosus

Emperor angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator

Semicircle angelfish, Pomacanthus semicirculatus

Bluegirdled angelfish, Pomacanthus navarchus


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