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Updated 11/6/2023

Family Pomacanthidae

INDO-PACIFIC

Pomacanthus imperator



Palau, 40 feet


Lewaleng, Indonesia

Vava'u, Tonga, 15 feet

Makapu'u, Oahu, 20 feet

 

Faga'alu, American Samoa, 20 feet

Sharks Cove, Oahu, 25 feet

 

Juvenile, Sliding Rock tidepool, Tutuila


Juvenile, Sulawesi, Indonesia
   

EMPEROR ANGELFISH     Tatejima-kinchakudai

Uncommon on coral reefs and ledges of the Indo-Pacific.  Waifs are extremely rare in Hawai'i since a breeding population has not been established.  Quite skittish.  Feeds upon sponge.  Attains 16 inches.  Red Sea to Japan & Fench Polynesia, waifs in Hawai'i.