Pomacanthidae

Black-velvet angelfish

Chaetodontoplus melanosoma

Pomacanthid Fish of Indo West Pacific

• Black
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Deep-bodied
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Chaetodontoplus melanosoma, the black-velvet angelfish, brown angelfish, or phantom angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.