| Classification |
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Ostéichthyen Perciformes Pomacanthidae
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| 13 espèces |
| Etymologies | Source | |
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| Pomacanthus | grec : poma (opercule + akantha (épine) | doris |
| Pomacanthus annularis | ||
| fishbase / ADW / aquaportail | Synonymes
Bluering angelfish |
Bloch, 1787 / LC / ITIS 610565 |
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| 2009 Bali ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2006 ©Mr Aaron
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
1995 Bali ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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©Haplochromis
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
©Haplochromis
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2005 ©Jon Hanson
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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2004 by Wayne
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
juvénile, 2014 Thailand ©Chaloklum Diving
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Thailand ©Chaloklum Diving
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
| Indo-WPacifiq | Poisson ange à anneau | tropical |
| sur fond brownish, lignes horizontales obliques bleues departing from opercules; 2 bandes bleues traversent la tête, l'une par l'oeil et l'autre en dessous; ocelle brun cerclé bleu derrière l'opercule; juvéniles avec des lignes transversales bleues blc; | ||
| -15m (jsq 30m) / 45cm / 25 ans | protogyne, svt haremic | sédentaire, often found in pairs inside caves; plutôt sciaphile, assez courant |
| Pomacanthus annularis | ||
| Pomacanthus arcuatus | ||
| doris / fishbase / aquaportail / floridamuseum / souslesmers / nomadica / snorkelstj / reeflifesurvey | Synonymes
Gray angelfish |
Linnaeus, 1758 / LC / ITIS 169632 |
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| 2008 by Albert Kok
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
juvénile, 1995 ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
juvénile, 2009 aquarium (Prague) by Karelj
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2016 Cozumel ©mda (via INaturalist) | juvénile, 2017 Costa Rica ©Dean Thompson
(via INaturalist) |
juvénile, 2016 Key Largo ©Jeff S.
(via INaturalist) |
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| 1995 ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2005 ©Vsion
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2010 Abrolhos (Brasil) by Caio Ribeiro Pimentel
(via fishbase) |
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| 2015 Florida ©Marisa Agarval
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2013 Cozumel (Yucatan) by Neil DeMaster
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
juvénile, 2007 California Academy of Sciences by Foster Bam
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
| WAtlantiq | Ange gris | tropical |
| pale gray around mouth, and pale gray margin on caudal fin. Inside of pectoral fin yellow; juveniles black with two light yellow bars on body and three on head; caudal fin yellow with a vertically elongate, nearly rectangular or hemispherical black spot in middle | ||
| 2-30m / 45cm (jsq 60cm) / <1.8kg | svt monogame | common, sédentaire, solitaire or in pairs, friendly toward divers ; cleaning behaviour des juvéniles |
| Pomacanthus arcuatus | ||
| Pomacanthus imperator | ||
| doris / fishbase / abrisousroche / fishesofaustralia / fishipedia / fr.wiki / aquaportail / souslesmers / liboupat2 | Synonymes
Emperor angelfish |
Bloch, 1787 / LC / ITIS 169635 |
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| 2009 Mauritius ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2010 Egypt ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | Qseir (Egypt) by Karel
(via fishbase) |
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| 2015 Thailand by Markevich A.I.
(via fishbase) |
2009 Tulamben (Bali) ©mda (via INaturalist) | |
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| Ambon (ID) by Karen Honeycutt
(via fishbase) |
1986 Eilat (Is) ©Randall, J.E.
(via fishbase) |
juvénile, 1996 Red Sea ©Randall, J.E.
(via fishbase) |
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| 2008 Bali by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
intermédiaire, 2002 Oman ©Field, Richard
(via fishbase) |
juvénile, 2002 Oman ©Field, Richard
(via fishbase) |
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| juvénile, 2015 Bali by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2015 Bali by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
intermédiaire, 2015 Bali by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
| Indo-WCPacifiq & Mer rouge | Poisson ange empereur | tropical |
| jaune vif (notamment les nageoires caudale et dorsale), mais les flancs sont barrés de larges bandes horizontales bleu électrique parfois ramifiées vers la queue; liseré bleu autour de certaines parties noires, notamment le masque qui barre les yeux horizontalement en remontant sur le front, mais aussi les flancs antérieurs, jusqu'à la base des pectorales (transparentes); bouche et joues bleu très clair; juvénile est d'un bleu très sombre (presque noir), avec des cercles concentriques blanc-jaunes (dont le centre est la base antérieure de la queue) | ||
| 1-100m / 35-40cm / 14-25 ans | hermaphrodite protogyne | sédentaire et territorial, agressif, solitaire (qqx couples), benthopelagic, courant
cleaning behaviour (jeunes et adultes) |
| Pomacanthus imperator | ||
| Pomacanthus maculosus | ||
| fishbase / aquaportail / souslesmers / en.wiki / nomadica | Synonymes
Yellowbar angelfish / Poisson-ange à croissant |
Forsskål, 1775 / LC / ITIS 640541 |
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| 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2012 Nakari (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2017 Soudan ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2005 Aqaba (Jordanie) NOAA ©Mr. Mohammed Al Momany
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2008 Hurghada ©Christine (via OZP) |
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| 2014 aquarium Red Sea by Hatem Moushir
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
juvénile, 1975 Soudan ©Randall, J.E.
(via fishbase) |
2014 aquarium Red Sea by Hatem Moushir
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| juvénile, 2009 by Exaybachay
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2008 by Heinz Albers
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
intermédiaire, 2015 Ras Mohammed by Lesley Clements
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 1996 Red Sea ©Randall J.E.
(via fishbase) |
2006 by Petra Karstedt
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2012 Crête by Max Ryazanov
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
| WIndian & Mer rouge | Poisson ange géographe | tropical |
| bleu, grosse tache informe jaune au milieu du corps; filament de la dorsale & queue plus clairs, bleu ou jaunâtre; juvéniles rayures verticales blc sur fond bleu sombre, caudale jaunâtre translucide; | ||
| 4-50 (jsq70m) / 20-50cm / 15-20 ans | in silty reef areas more than in rich coral growth; sédentaire, solitaire & territorial, actif et peu farouche, peu courant | |
| Pomacanthus maculosus | ||
| Pomacanthus navarchus | ||
| fishbase / en.wiki / aquaportail / animalworld / reef-guardian / fishipedia / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Bluegirdled angelfish / Majestic Angelfish |
Cuvier, 1831 / LC / ITIS 610451 |
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| 2012 Bunaken (Sulawesi) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2012 Bunaken (Sulawesi) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2012 Bunaken (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2014 Komodo ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2016 Raja Ampat by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 2009 by renelutz
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2009 by Ssalmenkivi
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
1997 Cebu (Philippines) ©Randall, John E.
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
| E-Indian & W-Pacifiq | Ange amiral | tropical |
| yellow on the flanks, dorsal fin, and tail; blue elsewhere ; juvenile mostly blue in color with white stripes | ||
| 3-40m / 28cm (jsq 41cm) / 15-21 ans | ovipare | sédentaire, territorial, solitaire, actif ms timide, plutôt caché sous surplombs in coral rich areas protected outer reefs |
| Pomacanthus navarchus | ||
| Pomacanthus paru | ||
| doris / fishbase / souslesmers / fishipedia / fr.wiki / nomadica / monaconature | Synonymes
French angelfish |
Bloch, 1787 / LC / ITIS 169633 |
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| 2016 Cozumel ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2016 Cozumel (Yucatan) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| juvénile, 2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2016 Cozumel ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2005 Curaçao by Rainer Mau
(via fishbase) |
2000 Caraïbes by LASZLO ILYES
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2005 St-Martin by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 2015 Florida by Marisa Agarval
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2009 aquarium (Newport) by Ltshears
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
1995 ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| juvénile, Barcode of Life Data Systems
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2005 Curaçao Rainer Mau
(via fishbase) |
1992 Grand Cayman) by Liam O'Brien
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 1995 ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
©Albert Kok
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2007 Bonaire Rainer Mau
(via fishbase) |
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| juvénile, by Clark Anderson
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2006 by LASZLO ILYES
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
juvénile, 2014 Virgin Islands
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
| Atlantique tropical | Ange français | subtropical |
| black, the scales of the body , except those at front from nape to abdomen, rimmed with golden yellow; a broad orange-yellow bar at pectoral absent; dorsal filament yellow; chin whitish; outer part of iris yellow; eye narrowly rimmed below with blue; juvéniles with 6 black & yellow vertical & obliq stripes, from nose to tail | ||
| 3-100m / 28cm (jsq 41cm) / > 10 ans | hermaphrodite protogyne; spawning pairs are strongly territorial, permanent pairing and monogamy | common in shallow reefs often near sea fans; sédentaire, usually in pairs, peu farouche; Juveniles tend cleaning stations |
| Pomacanthus paru | ||
| Pomacanthus rhomboides | ||
| fishbase / aquaportail | Synonymes
Old woman angelfish |
Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 / LC / ITIS 610595 |
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| 1995 Natal (S.Africa) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
juvénile, 1995 aquarium (Vienne) ©Norbert Potensky
(via fishbase) |
2016 Sodwana Bay (SA) ©tony rebelo
(via INaturalist) |
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| 2008 Natal (S-Africa) by Rob
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2007 Mozambiq by Jon Hanson
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2015 Durban ©seasav
(via INaturalist) |
| Indien W | Ange vieille-femme | subtropical |
| terne, gris bleuté métallique; zone pâle triangulaire juste devant la queue; juvénile comme celui de Pomacanthus annularis | ||
| 1-30m / 46cm / 3kg | adults commonly in small groups; | |
| Pomacanthus rhomboides | ||
| Pomacanthus semicirculatus | ||
| fishbase / aquaportail / souslesmers / en.wiki / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Semicircle angelfish |
Cuvier, 1831 / LC / ITIS 169636 |
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| 2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2009 Tulamben (Bali) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2014 Komodo ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| Raja Ampat by David R
(via fishesofaustralia) |
juvénile, 2009 aquarium (Prague) ©Karelj
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
1995 Widi Is. (Indonésie) ©Randall, J.E.
(via fishbase) |
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| 2005 aquarium (SFrancisco) ©Stan Shebs
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2005 aquarium (SFrancisco) ©Stan Shebs
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
juvénile, 1975 Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa/Japon) ©Randall, J.E.
(via fishbase) |
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| intermédiaire, 2012 Raja Ampat (ID) by David R
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
juvénile, 2013 Brisbane by Ian Shaw
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2010 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
| Indo-WCPacifiq & Mer rouge | Poisson ange à demi-cercles | tropical |
| pale brownish-green colour; scales with blue bases which gives the body a speckled effect; fins, except for the pectorals, are rimmed in blue and so are the cheek, operculum and spine; dorsal & anal fins with filaments that trail behind; juveniles blue-black marked from top to bottom with narrow white stripes increasingly curved as they approach the base of the tail; | ||
| 1-30m / 35-40cm / 15-20 ans | on sheltered coastal reefs with heavy coral growth providing ample hiding places; sédentaire, solitary or in pairs, calme et peu farouche, commun | |
| Pomacanthus semicirculatus | ||
| Pomacanthus sexstriatus | ||
| fishbase / en.wiki / aquaportail / doris / fishesofaustralia / souslesmers / reeflifesurvey / reefguide | Synonymes
Sixbar angelfish |
Cuvier, 1831 / LC / ITIS 610421 |
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| 2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2014 Komodo ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2014 Komodo ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 1995 Lizard Island (NE-Au) ©Randall, J.E.
(via fishbase) |
2014 Solomon Is. by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2015 Komodo by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2011 Gde Canarie (Sp) ©H. Zell
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2010 by Robbie NCada
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
| Indo-WPacifiq | Poisson ange à 6 bandes | tropical |
| very dark brown head; body with yellow, silver white or cream coloration with black or brown vertical stripes (usually six); one white vertical stripe on each side of its head; fluorescent blue spots speckle the entire body, fins and tail. on the top and bottom fin and tail fluorescent blue lines | ||
| 3-50m / 30-46cm | hermaphrodite protogyne,
peut s'hybrider avec Pomacanthus xanthometopon |
in areas of rich coral growth and high vertical relief; sédentaire, territorial, solitary or mostly in pairs, fuyants, emits loud grunting sounds when harassed; communs |
| Pomacanthus sexstriatus | ||
| Pomacanthus xanthometopon | ||
| fishbase / aquaportail / aquabase / aquaticcommunity / aquaportail / en.wiki / doris / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Yellowface angelfish |
Bleeker, 1853 / LC / ITIS 610419 |
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| 2005 aquarium (San Diego) ©Stan Shebs
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2005 ©Leonard Low
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2009 Tulamben (Bali) ©mda (via INaturalist) | juvénile, 2014 by Jan Ševčík
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
1995 Sipadan (Sabah/Borneo) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| 2014 Solomon Is. by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2014 Palau by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2006 by suneko
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
| Indo-WPacifique | Ange à tête bleue | tropical |
| fins large and rounded and yellow, some edged with blue round the margins; caudal region with a distinctive black eyespot at the base; scales are pale blue edged with yellow giving a reticulated pattern; face with a dense network of brilliant blue lines on the bottom half and a plain yellow mask around the eyes; juveniles with 6 vertical white bars separated by pale blue lines and a caudal fin barred in 2 shades of blue | ||
| 5-25m / 38cm | protogyne, egg-laying species that scatters its eggs on the seabed | sédentaire, solitaire ou
par paires
juvéniles frequently inside caves |
| Pomacanthus xanthometopon | ||
MàJ 11/03/2023
