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Yellowbar angelfish
Pomacanthus maculosus Distribution: Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean coast of East Africa, Caribbean. Description: Yellowbar Angelfish is one of the most beautiful Pomacanthidés who is with the queen Angelfish and emperor angelfish. Its size is 40cm to 50 cm. A yellow vertical bar occupies the rear of the body. The color is dark blue with black spots shaped scales on the top of the head. Habitat: This fish lives alone trailers. It can be observed up to 50m 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: | Forsskäl, 1775 |  |