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emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator)
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Pomacanthidae

emperor angelfish

Pomacanthus imperator

Pomacanthid Fish beneath Indo Pacific

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

emperor angelfish is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 40 cm.

Maximum length
40 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Line and Tuamoto islands, North to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, South to the Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, and the Austral Islands (Ref. 33390 ). Mention from Hawaii Is., but likely to be aquarium releases (Ref. 58302 ). Not found in Easter Island, Rapa and the Marquesan Islands (Ref. 48391 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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