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Pomacanthidae
Bluegirdled angelfish
Pomacanthus navarchus
Pomacanthid Fish of Philippine Waters
- Blue
- Tropical
- Transcontinental
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Oceania
- Southeast Asia
- Deep-bodied
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Blue
Tropical
Oceania
Deep-bodied
MediumPomacanthus navarchus, the blue-girdled angelfish or majestic angelfish, is a marine angelfish from the Indo-Pacific region. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. P. navarchus is one of the smallest of the larger species of angelfish.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Pomacanthidae
- Genus
- Pomacanthus
- Maximum length
- 28 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Indo-Pacific: Indonesia to Papua New Guinea, north to the Philippines, south to Rowley Shoals and the southern Great Barrier Reef; including Palau and Yap in Micronesia.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
