Sealife guideThe semicircle angelfishPomacanthus semicirculatus

Taxonomy
  • Common name: Semicircle angelfish, Koran angelfish
  • French name: Poisson ange à demi-cercles
  • Scientific name: Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831)
  • Family name: Pomacanthidae
  • Order name: Acanthuriformes
  • Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The semicircle angelfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The semicircle angelfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2010 within the category Least Concern !
Within the same genus
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)
Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator)
Emperor angelfish
(Pomacanthus imperator)
French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru)
French angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
Yellow blotch angelfish (Pomacanthus maculosus)
Yellow blotch angelfish
(Pomacanthus maculosus)
Gray angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus)
Gray angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
Within the same family
Three spot angelfish (Apolemichthys trimaculatus)
Three spot angelfish
(Apolemichthys trimaculatus)
Yellow-ear angelfish (Apolemichthys xanthotis)
Yellow-ear angelfish
(Apolemichthys xanthotis)
Bicolor angelfish (Centropyge bicolor)
Bicolor angelfish
(Centropyge bicolor)
Blacktail angelfish (Centropyge eibli)
Blacktail angelfish
(Centropyge eibli)
Flame angelfish (Centropyge loriculus)
Flame angelfish
(Centropyge loriculus)
Rusty angelfish (Centropyge ferrugata)
Rusty angelfish
(Centropyge ferrugata)
Queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris)
Queen angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
Rock beauty (Holacanthus tricolor)
Rock beauty
(Holacanthus tricolor)
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Seale's cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus sealei)
Seale's cardinalfish
(Ostorhinchus sealei)
Blotched sandgoby (Fusigobius inframaculatus)
Blotched sandgoby
(Fusigobius inframaculatus)
Black margate (Anisotremus surinamensis)
Black margate
(Anisotremus surinamensis)
Camouflage grouper (Epinephelus polyphekadion)
Camouflage grouper
(Epinephelus polyphekadion)
Humpback unicornfish (Naso brachycentron)
Humpback unicornfish
(Naso brachycentron)
Leaf scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus)
Leaf scorpionfish
(Taenianotus triacanthus)
Thornback cowfish (Lactoria fornasini)
Thornback cowfish
(Lactoria fornasini)
Sand tilefish (Malacanthus plumieri)
Sand tilefish
(Malacanthus plumieri)

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Poisson ange à tête bleue (Pomacanthus xanthometopon)
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(Pomacanthus xanthometopon)