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Emperor angelfish
Pomacanthus imperator Distribution: Major part of the Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, the coast of East Africa, Caribbean. Description: Emperor Angelfish is one of the most beautiful Pomacanthidés that is with the Royal angel. Its maximum size is 40cm The beak-shaped mouth is white. A blue line down each side of the eyes. The body is yellow striped with white horizontal stripes which extend from the pectoral fins. The pectoral fins are blue, the caudal fin is yellow. The child is recognized to the concentric circles that start from the caudal fin. Habitat: This fish lives alone. It can be seen up to 100m deep, but in view of its power, it is frequently encountered on the reef flat. Food: Coral, crustaceans, sponges, tunicates and some algae. |
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Taxonomic classification
| Phylum | Chordata | Class: | Actinopterygii | Sub class: | Neopterygii | To print in "PDF" format |
| Order: | Perciformes | Sub order: | Percoidei | Family: | Pomacanthidae | |
| Genus: | pomacanthus | Species: | imperator | Descriptor: | Bloch, 1787 |  |