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Updated 4/21/2020

Family Pomacanthidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC

Pomacanthus xanthometopon



Yap, 20 feet



Palau, 15 feet

Wakatobi, Indonesia, 30 feet

   

YELLOW-MASK ANGELFISH     Ade-yakko

Uncommon on coral reefs, ledges, and caverns deeper than 15 feet.  Feeds upon sponge and encrusting invertebrates.  Attains 15 inches.  Maldives to Vanuatu, Japan and Micronesia.