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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 | |
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Pomacanthus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| 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