Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacanthidae Angelfishes

Genus: Pomacanthus

(See list of species below)

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13 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pomacanthus annularis
[Bluering angelfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pomacanthus arcuatus
[Gray angelfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pomacanthus asfur
[Arabian angelfish]

Photo by Tanaka, H.

Pomacanthus chrysurus
[Goldtail angelfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pomacanthus imperator
[Emperor angelfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pomacanthus maculosus
[Yellowbar angelfish]

Photo by Irtz, P.

Pomacanthus navarchus
[Bluegirdled angelfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Pomacanthus paru
[French angelfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pomacanthus rhomboides
[Old woman angelfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Pomacanthus semicirculatus
[Semicircle angelfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Pomacanthus sexstriatus
[Sixbar angelfish]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Pomacanthus xanthometopon
[Yellowface angelfish]

Photo by Munson, L.

Pomacanthus zonipectus
[Cortez angelfish]

13 Species of Family Pomacanthidae with Genus Pomacanthus
(Angelfishes)

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

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Pomacanthidae AngelfishesGenus: Pomacanthus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacanthidae Angelfishes

Genus: Pomacanthus

(See list of species below)