Pomacanthus

Pomacanthus is a genus of marine angelfish that is usually found around reefs and coral. Some of the notable places one can see these vari-coloured fish includes the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Sipidan off the southern coast of Sabah, Malaysia. Generally the patterns and colors of these fish under go a major transformation from juvenile to adult forms. The juveniles may even appear to be a different species.

Species

 * Bluering angelfish, Pomacanthus annularis (Bloch, 1787).
 * Gray angelfish, Pomacanthus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758).
 * Arabian angelfish, Pomacanthus asfur (Forsskål, 1775).
 * Goldtail angelfish, Pomacanthus chrysurus (Cuvier, 1831).
 * Emperor angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787).
 * Yellowbar angelfish, Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål, 1775).
 * Bluegirdled angelfish, Pomacanthus navarchus (Cuvier, 1831).
 * French angelfish, Pomacanthus paru (Bloch, 1787).
 * Old woman angelfish, Pomacanthus rhomboides (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908).
 * Semicircle angelfish, Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831).
 * Sixbar angelfish, Pomacanthus sexstriatus (Cuvier, 1831).
 * Yellowface angelfish, Blueface angelfish, Pomacanthus xanthometopon (Bleeker, 1853).
 * Cortez angelfish, Pomacanthus zonipectus (Gill, 1862).