Pomacanthidae
Holacanthus ciliaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Holacanthus ciliaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) is a Western Atlantic reef angelfish with distinct coloration and unique ecological and reproductive traits.
Holacanthus tricolor (Bloch, 1795)
Holacanthus tricolor (Bloch, 1795)
Holacanthus tricolor, the rock beauty, is a Western Atlantic marine angelfish with distinct adult and juvenile coloration.
Holacanthus bermudensis Goode, 1876
Holacanthus bermudensis Goode, 1876
Holacanthus bermudensis is a marine angelfish found in the western Atlantic, with distinct juvenile and adult body and fin coloration.
Holacanthus passer Valenciennes, 1846
Holacanthus passer Valenciennes, 1846
Holacanthus passer (king angelfish) is a non-migratory tropical reef fish from the eastern Pacific with size- and color-based sexual dimorphism.
Holacanthus clarionensis Gilbert, 1890
Holacanthus clarionensis Gilbert, 1890
Holacanthus clarionensis, the Clarion angelfish, is a small marine angelfish with a limited range in the Eastern Pacific.
Pomacanthus paru (Bloch, 1787)
Pomacanthus paru (Bloch, 1787)
Pomacanthus paru, the French angelfish, is a distinctively marked Atlantic angelfish that forms monogamous mating pairs and is a protogynous hermaphrodite.
Pomacanthus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pomacanthus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pomacanthus arcuatus, the gray angelfish, is a Western Atlantic reef angelfish that may rarely cause ciguatera poisoning when eaten.
Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787)
Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787)
Pomacanthus imperator, the emperor angelfish, is a reef fish with distinct juvenile and adult color forms found across the Indo-Pacific.
Pomacanthus annularis (Bloch, 1787)
Pomacanthus annularis (Bloch, 1787)
Pomacanthus annularis, the bluering angelfish, is an Indo-West Pacific reef-dwelling angelfish with distinct adult and juvenile forms.
Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål, 1775)
Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål, 1775)
Pomacanthus maculosus is a marine angelfish with distinct adult and juvenile coloration, native to the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman.
Pomacanthus navarchus (Cuvier, 1831)
Pomacanthus navarchus (Cuvier, 1831)
Pomacanthus navarchus is a large angelfish from the tropical Indo-Pacific with distinct juvenile and adult color patterns.
Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831)
Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831)
Pomacanthus semicirculatus is an Indo-Pacific angelfish with distinctly different adult and juvenile colour patterns.
Pomacanthus sexstriatus (Cuvier, 1831)
Pomacanthus sexstriatus (Cuvier, 1831)
Pomacanthus sexstriatus, the sixbar angelfish, is a Indo-Pacific reef marine angelfish with distinct juvenile and adult forms.
Pomacanthus xanthometopon (Bleeker, 1853)
Pomacanthus xanthometopon (Bleeker, 1853)
Pomacanthus xanthometopon, the yellowmask angelfish, is a coral reef-dwelling marine angelfish species native to the eastern tropical Indo-Pacific.
Pomacanthus zonipectus (Gill, 1862)
Pomacanthus zonipectus (Gill, 1862)
Pomacanthus zonipectus is a marine angelfish species native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, found at depths of 6 to 50 metres.
Apolemichthys trimaculatus (Cuvier, 1831)
Apolemichthys trimaculatus (Cuvier, 1831)
Apolemichthys trimaculatus, the three-spot angelfish, is a bright yellow tropical Indo-Pacific marine angelfish living on coral reefs.
Centropyge bicolor (Bloch, 1787)
Centropyge bicolor (Bloch, 1787)
Centropyge bicolor, the bicolor angelfish, is a non-migratory marine fish species native to the Indo-Pacific region.
Centropyge bispinosa (Günther, 1860)
Centropyge bispinosa (Günther, 1860)
Centropyge bispinosa, the twospined angelfish, is a small Indo-Pacific coral reef angelfish that lives in small protogynous social groups and feeds on algae and detritus.
Centropyge flavissima (Cuvier, 1831)
Centropyge flavissima (Cuvier, 1831)
Centropyge flavissima, the lemonpeel angelfish, is a small bright yellow Indo-Pacific angelfish that feeds mainly on filamentous algae.
Centropyge heraldi Woods & Schultz, 1953
Centropyge heraldi Woods & Schultz, 1953
Centropyge heraldi is a small Pacific reef angelfish that lives in harems and feeds on filamentous algae.
Centropyge multispinis (Playfair, 1867)
Centropyge multispinis (Playfair, 1867)
Centropyge multispinis is a common Indian Ocean angelfish that eats algae and detritus, and can change sex from female to male.
Centropyge potteri (Jordan & Metz, 1912)
Centropyge potteri (Jordan & Metz, 1912)
Centropyge potteri is a small marine angelfish found in the central Pacific, with distinctive striped colouration and specific spawning behaviour.
Centropyge tibicen (Cuvier, 1831)
Centropyge tibicen (Cuvier, 1831)
Centropyge tibicen is a small Indo-Pacific marine angelfish that is mostly black, lives in reefs, and can change sex from female to male.
Centropyge vrolikii (Bleeker, 1853)
Centropyge vrolikii (Bleeker, 1853)
Centropyge vrolikii is an Indo-Pacific angelfish with characteristic darkening body coloration and sex-changing biology.
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