Sealife guideThe emperor angelfishPomacanthus imperator

Last updated on 03/09/2024 at 11:50 AM
Le poisson ange empereur (Pomacanthus imperator) © Johannesk | Dreamstime.com
Le poisson ange empereur (Pomacanthus imperator) © Johannesk | Dreamstime.com
Taxonomy
Did you know ?
The emperor angelfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The emperor angelfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2010 within the category Least Concern !
The emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator)
The emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) © | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus
Arabian angelfish (Pomacanthus asfur)
Arabian angelfish
(Pomacanthus asfur)
Blueface angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon)
Blueface angelfish
(Pomacanthus xanthometopon)
Bluering angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis)
Bluering angelfish
(Pomacanthus annularis)
French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru)
French angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
Gray angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus)
Gray angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
Semicircle angelfish (Pomacanthus semicirculatus)
Semicircle angelfish
(Pomacanthus semicirculatus)
Sixbar angelfish (Pomacanthus sexstriatus)
Sixbar angelfish
(Pomacanthus sexstriatus)
Yellow lemonpeel angelfish (Pomacanthus navarchus)
Yellow lemonpeel angelfish
(Pomacanthus navarchus)
Within the same family
Flame angelfish (Centropyge loriculus)
Flame angelfish
(Centropyge loriculus)
Lemonpeel angelfish (Centropyge flavissima)
Lemonpeel angelfish
(Centropyge flavissima)
Multibarred angelfish (Paracentropyge multifasciata)
Multibarred angelfish
(Paracentropyge multifasciata)
Passer angelfish (Holacanthus passer)
Passer angelfish
(Holacanthus passer)
Rock beauty (Holacanthus tricolor)
Rock beauty
(Holacanthus tricolor)
Scribbled angelfish (Chaetodontoplus duboulayi)
Scribbled angelfish
(Chaetodontoplus duboulayi)
Three spot angelfish (Apolemichthys trimaculatus)
Three spot angelfish
(Apolemichthys trimaculatus)
Two spined angelfish (Centropyge bispinosa)
Two spined angelfish
(Centropyge bispinosa)
Discover also
Bicolor damselfish (Stegastes partitus)
Bicolor damselfish
(Stegastes partitus)
Blackspot razorfish (Iniistius dea)
Blackspot razorfish
(Iniistius dea)
Giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus)
Giant hawkfish
(Cirrhitus rivulatus)
Midnight snapper (Macolor macularis)
Midnight snapper
(Macolor macularis)
Pale damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon indicus)
Pale damselfish
(Amblyglyphidodon indicus)
Pearly razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula)
Pearly razorfish
(Xyrichtys novacula)
Spotted snake eel (Myrichthys maculosus)
Spotted snake eel
(Myrichthys maculosus)
Titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)
Titan triggerfish
(Balistoides viridescens)

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