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	Scribbled angelfish Chaetodontoplus duboulayi

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Coral Reef Fish - Angelfishes

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