Sealife guideThe emperor angelfishPomacanthus imperator
Last updated on 03/09/2024 at 11:50 AM

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

Arabian angelfish
(Pomacanthus asfur)
(Pomacanthus asfur)

Blueface angelfish
(Pomacanthus xanthometopon)
(Pomacanthus xanthometopon)

Bluering angelfish
(Pomacanthus annularis)
(Pomacanthus annularis)

French angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
(Pomacanthus paru)

Gray angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)

Semicircle angelfish
(Pomacanthus semicirculatus)
(Pomacanthus semicirculatus)

Sixbar angelfish
(Pomacanthus sexstriatus)
(Pomacanthus sexstriatus)

Yellow lemonpeel angelfish
(Pomacanthus navarchus)
(Pomacanthus navarchus)
Within the same family

Flame angelfish
(Centropyge loriculus)
(Centropyge loriculus)

Lemonpeel angelfish
(Centropyge flavissima)
(Centropyge flavissima)

Multibarred angelfish
(Paracentropyge multifasciata)
(Paracentropyge multifasciata)

Passer angelfish
(Holacanthus passer)
(Holacanthus passer)

Rock beauty
(Holacanthus tricolor)
(Holacanthus tricolor)

Scribbled angelfish
(Chaetodontoplus duboulayi)
(Chaetodontoplus duboulayi)

Three spot angelfish
(Apolemichthys trimaculatus)
(Apolemichthys trimaculatus)

Two spined angelfish
(Centropyge bispinosa)
(Centropyge bispinosa)
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