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Pomacanthidae - Angelfishes

Pomacanthidae - Angelfishes

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17/06/22

Access images and fact sheets of the pomacanthid fishes on the site.

Pomacanthid fishes

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Yellow Angelfish, Centropyge heraldi

Three-Spot Angelfish

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Keyhole Angelfish, Centropyge tibicen

Keyhole Angelfish, Centropyge tibicen (Cuvier, 1831)

Keyhole Angelfish, Centropyge tibicen (Cuvier, 1831)

Emperor Angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator

Emperor Angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787)

Emperor Angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787)

Conspicuous Angelfish

Conspicuous Angelfish, Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus (Waite, 1900)

Conspicuous Angelfish, Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus (Waite, 1900)

Blue-ringed Angelfish

Blue-ringed Angelfish, Pomacanthus annularis (Bloch, 1787)

Blue-ringed Angelfish, Pomacanthus annularis (Bloch, 1787)

Blue Angelfish, Pomacanthus semicirculatus

Blue Angelfish, Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831)

Blue Angelfish, Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831)

Blueface Angelfish

Blueface Angelfish, Pomacanthus xanthometopon (Bleeker, 1853)

Blueface Angelfish, Pomacanthus xanthometopon (Bleeker, 1853)

Three-Spot Angelfish

Three-spot Angelfish, Apolemichthys trimaculatus (Cuvier, 1831)

Three-spot Angelfish, Apolemichthys trimaculatus (Cuvier, 1831)

Lemonpeel Angelfish,<i> Centropyge flavissima</i>

Lemonpeel Angelfish, Centropyge flavissima (Cuvier, 1831)

Lemonpeel Angelfish, Centropyge flavissima (Cuvier, 1831)

Pearlscale Angelfish, <i.>Centropyge vrolikii</i>

Pearlscale Angelfish, Centropyge vrolikii (Bleeker, 1853)

Pearlscale Angelfish, Centropyge vrolikii (Bleeker, 1853)

Mimic Surgeonfish

Mimic Surgeonfish, Acanthurus pyroferus (Kittlitz, 1834)

Mimic Surgeonfish, Acanthurus pyroferus (Kittlitz, 1834)

A juvenile Pomacanthus imperator x P. annularis hybrid

Angels in disguise

Why do some fishes hybridize, while others don’t? A recent collaborative study with the University of Sydney, Australian Museum and University of Queensland, has asked this question of marine angelfishes. They found that hybridisation of these fishes is more widespread than previously thought.

Chaetodontoplus ballinae

Ballina Angelfish, Chaetodontoplus ballinae (Whitley, 1959)

Ballina Angelfish, Chaetodontoplus ballinae (Whitley, 1959)

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