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Coral Reef Fish - Angelfishes
Angelfishes belong to the family Pomacanthidae have deep compressed bodies, continuous dorsal fin, and a prominant spine extending from the rear cheek over the lower gill cover that distinguish them from butterflyfishes. Like butterflyfishes, the adults are fairly easy to identify but the juveniles are much more challenging.
Atlantic/Caribbean
 Blue angelfish (adult) Holocanthus bermudensis |
 Blue angelfish (juvenile) Holocanthus bermudensis |
 Cherubfish Centropyge argi |
 French angelfish (adult) Pomacanthus paru |
 French angelfish (juvenile) Pomacanthus paru |
 Gray angelfish Pomacanthus arcuatys |
 Queen angelfish Holocanthus ciliaris |
 Rock beauty Holocanthus tricolor |
Indo-Pacific
 Blue-face angelfish Pomocanthus xanthometopon |
 Yellowbar Angelfish Pomacanthus maculosus |
 Blue-girdled angelfish Pomacanthus navarchus |
 King Angelfish Holacanthus passer |
 Emporer angelfish Pomacanthus imperator |
 Cortez angelfish Pomacanthus zonipectus |
 Bluering angelfish Pomacanthus annularis |
 Lemonpeel angelfish Centropyge flavissimus |
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