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Updated 1/2/2024

Family Pomacanthidae

Angelfishes

Angelfishes differ from Butterflyfishes in having a large rearward-pointing spine on the preopercular gill cover.  Diet varies by species, from algae to sponge or zooplankton.  Small species are generally shy, remaining close to the reef, while others may be easy to approach.

Several non-native species presumably released by aquarists have been seen in Hawaii.

 

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

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POTTER'S ANGELFISH

 

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HYBRID POTTER'S - FISHER'S ANGELFISH

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BANDIT ANGELFISH

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NAHACKY'S ANGELFISH

 

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MASKED ANGELFISH, juvenile

 

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MASKED ANGELFISH, female

 

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MASKED ANGELFISH, male

 

 

 


INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Centropyge loriculus

FLAME ANGELFISH

 

Centropyge fisheri

FISHER'S ANGELFISH

Centropyge interrupta

JAPANESE ANGELFISH, female

Centropyge interrupta

JAPANESE ANGELFISH, male

 


INDO-PACIFIC

Pomacanthus navarchus

BLUE-GIRDLED ANGELFISH

Pygoplites diacanthus

REGAL ANGELFISH

 

Pomacanthus imperator

EMPEROR ANGELFISH

Pomacanthus imperator

EMPEROR ANGELFISH, juvenile

 

Pomacanthus xanthometopon

YELLOW-MASK ANGELFISH

 

Pomacanthus sexstriatus

SIX-BANDED ANGELFISH

Pomacanthus semicirculatus

SEMICIRCLE ANGELFISH, juvenile

 

Pomacanthus semicirculatus

SEMICIRCLE ANGELFISH

Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis

BLUESTRIPED ANGELFISH

Pomacanthus annularis

BLUE-RINGED ANGELFISH

 

Apolemichthys trimaculatus

THREE-SPOT ANGELFISH

 

Centropyge bicolor

BICOLORED ANGELFISH

Centropyge flavissima

LEMONPEEL ANGELFISH, juvenile

 

Centropyge flavissima

LEMONPEEL ANGELFISH

Centropyge bispinosa

TWO-SPINED ANGELFISH

 

Centropyge interrupta

JAPANESE ANGELFISH

Centropyge boylei

PEPPERMINT ANGELFISH

 

Paracentropyge multifasciata

MULTIBAR ANGELFISH

 

Centropyge abei

ABE'S ANGELFISH

 

Centropyge colini

COLIN'S ANGELFISH

Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus

VERMICULATED ANGELFISH

 

Chaetodontoplus poliourus

GRAYTAIL ANGELFISH

 

Centropyge vrolikii

PEARLSCALE ANGELFISH

 

Centropyge eibli

BLACKTAIL ANGELFISH

 

Centropyge deborae

BLUE-VELVET ANGELFISH

Centropyge tibicen

KEYHOLE ANGELFISH

 

Genicanthus melanospilos

BLACK-SPOT ANGELFISH, female

 

Genicanthus melanospilos

BLACK-SPOT ANGELFISH, male

Genicanthus lamarck

LAMARCK'S ANGELFISH, female

 

Genicanthus lamarck

LAMARCK'S ANGELFISH, male

Genicanthus watanabei

WATANABE'S ANGELFISH, female

 

Genicanthus watanabei

WATANABE'S ANGELFISH, male

 

 

 

INDIAN OCEAN

Apolemichthys xanthurus

YELLOWTAIL ANGELFISH

 

Centropyge multispinis

DUSKY ANGELFISH

Genicanthus caudovittatus

ZEBRA ANGELFISH, male

 

 

TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC

Pomacanthus zonipectus

CORTEZ ANGELFISH

 

Holacanthus clarionensis

CLARION ANGELFISH, juvenile

Holacanthus passer

KING ANGELFISH, juvenile

 Holacanthus passer

KING ANGELFISH

 


WESTERN ATLANTIC

Pomacanthus arcuatus

GRAY ANGELFISH, Juvenile

 

Pomacanthus arcuatus

 

GRAY ANGELFISH

Pomacanthus paru

 

FRENCH ANGELFISH, Juvenile

 

Pomacanthus paru

FRENCH ANGELFISH

Holacanthus ciliaris

QUEEN ANGELFISH, Subadult

 

Holacanthus ciliaris

QUEEN ANGELFISH

 

Holacanthus tricolor

ROCK BEAUTY, Juvenile

 

Holacanthus tricolor

ROCK BEAUTY

Holacanthus bermudensis

BLUE ANGELFISH