Sealife guideThe emperor angelfishPomacanthus imperator

Le poisson ange empereur (Pomacanthus imperator) © Johannesk | Dreamstime.com
Le poisson ange empereur (Pomacanthus imperator) © Johannesk | Dreamstime.com
Taxonomy
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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)
Gray angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus)
Gray angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
Within the same family
Goldflake angelfish (Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus)
Goldflake angelfish
(Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus)
Royal angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus)
Royal angelfish
(Pygoplites diacanthus)
Blackstriped angelfish (Genicanthus lamarck)
Blackstriped angelfish
(Genicanthus lamarck)
Zebra angelfish (Genicanthus caudovittatus)
Zebra angelfish
(Genicanthus caudovittatus)
Blue spotted angelfish (Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus)
Blue spotted angelfish
(Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus)
Lemonpeel angelfish (Centropyge flavissima)
Lemonpeel angelfish
(Centropyge flavissima)
Flame angelfish (Centropyge loriculus)
Flame angelfish
(Centropyge loriculus)
Rock beauty (Holacanthus tricolor)
Rock beauty
(Holacanthus tricolor)
Explore also
Black axil chromis (Chromis atripectoralis)
Black axil chromis
(Chromis atripectoralis)
Singular bannerfish (Heniochus singularius)
Singular bannerfish
(Heniochus singularius)
Redband parrotfish (Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
Redband parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
Longspine squirrelfish (Holocentrus rufus)
Longspine squirrelfish
(Holocentrus rufus)
Yellowsaddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus)
Yellowsaddle goatfish
(Parupeneus cyclostomus)
Freckled goatfish (Upeneus tragula)
Freckled goatfish
(Upeneus tragula)
Hook-nosed sole (Heteromycteris hartzfeldii)
Hook-nosed sole
(Heteromycteris hartzfeldii)
Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
Yellowfin tuna
(Thunnus albacares)

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