Sealife guideThe emperor angelfishPomacanthus imperator

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
Semicircle angelfish (Pomacanthus semicirculatus)
Semicircle angelfish
(Pomacanthus semicirculatus)
Sixbar angelfish (Pomacanthus sexstriatus)
Sixbar angelfish
(Pomacanthus sexstriatus)
Blueface angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon)
Blueface angelfish
(Pomacanthus xanthometopon)
Yellow lemonpeel angelfish (Pomacanthus navarchus)
Yellow lemonpeel angelfish
(Pomacanthus navarchus)
Bluering angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis)
Bluering angelfish
(Pomacanthus annularis)
Arabian angelfish (Pomacanthus asfur)
Arabian angelfish
(Pomacanthus asfur)
French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru)
French angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
Yellow blotch angelfish (Pomacanthus maculosus)
Yellow blotch angelfish
(Pomacanthus maculosus)
Within the same family
Passer angelfish (Holacanthus passer)
Passer angelfish
(Holacanthus passer)
Banded angelfish (Apolemichthys arcuatus)
Banded angelfish
(Apolemichthys arcuatus)
Blackstriped angelfish (Genicanthus lamarck)
Blackstriped angelfish
(Genicanthus lamarck)
Pearl-scaled angelfish (Centropyge vrolikii)
Pearl-scaled angelfish
(Centropyge vrolikii)
Bicolor angelfish (Centropyge bicolor)
Bicolor angelfish
(Centropyge bicolor)
Flame angelfish (Centropyge loriculus)
Flame angelfish
(Centropyge loriculus)
Queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris)
Queen angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
Rock beauty (Holacanthus tricolor)
Rock beauty
(Holacanthus tricolor)
Explore also
Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus)
Golden trevally
(Gnathanodon speciosus)
Flamefish (Apogon maculatus)
Flamefish
(Apogon maculatus)
Filament-finned prawn-goby (Stonogobiops nematodes)
Filament-finned prawn-goby
(Stonogobiops nematodes)
Snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa)
Snowflake moray
(Echidna nebulosa)
Eightband butterflyfish (Chaetodon octofasciatus)
Eightband butterflyfish
(Chaetodon octofasciatus)
Saddled butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium)
Saddled butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ephippium)
Zebra seabream (Diplodus cervinus)
Zebra seabream
(Diplodus cervinus)
Yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus)
Yellowtail snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)

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