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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