Sealife guideThe emperor angelfishPomacanthus imperator

Le poisson ange empereur (Pomacanthus imperator) © Johannesk | Dreamstime.com
Taxonomy
- Common name: Emperor angelfish
- French name: Poisson ange empereur
- Scientific name: Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787)
- Family name: Pomacanthidae
- Order name: Acanthuriformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
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) © Stephankerkhofs | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus

Semicircle angelfish
(Pomacanthus semicirculatus)
(Pomacanthus semicirculatus)

Sixbar angelfish
(Pomacanthus sexstriatus)
(Pomacanthus sexstriatus)

Blueface angelfish
(Pomacanthus xanthometopon)
(Pomacanthus xanthometopon)

Yellow lemonpeel angelfish
(Pomacanthus navarchus)
(Pomacanthus navarchus)

Bluering angelfish
(Pomacanthus annularis)
(Pomacanthus annularis)

Arabian angelfish
(Pomacanthus asfur)
(Pomacanthus asfur)

French angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
(Pomacanthus paru)

Yellow blotch angelfish
(Pomacanthus maculosus)
(Pomacanthus maculosus)
Within the same family

Passer angelfish
(Holacanthus passer)
(Holacanthus passer)

Banded angelfish
(Apolemichthys arcuatus)
(Apolemichthys arcuatus)

Blackstriped angelfish
(Genicanthus lamarck)
(Genicanthus lamarck)

Pearl-scaled angelfish
(Centropyge vrolikii)
(Centropyge vrolikii)

Bicolor angelfish
(Centropyge bicolor)
(Centropyge bicolor)

Flame angelfish
(Centropyge loriculus)
(Centropyge loriculus)

Queen angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
(Holacanthus ciliaris)

Rock beauty
(Holacanthus tricolor)
(Holacanthus tricolor)
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