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Pomacanthus asfur has been recorded at depths between 3 and 30 metres (9.8 and 98.4 ft). [1] It is a common species where there are relatively sheltered inshore reefs which have rich growth of soft and hard corals with a few patches of silty seabed. Their diet is dominated by sponges and tunicates. [2]
The genus Pomacanthus was created in 1802 by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756-1825) with the type species being designated as Chaetodon arcuatus. [2] The name is a compound of poma meaning"lid" and acanthus which means "thorn", a reference to the prominents spine on the rear margin of the operculum , a feature shared by ...
Pomacanthus maculosus, the yellowbar angelfish, half-moon angelfish, yellow-marked angelfish, yellowband angelfish or yellow-blotched angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean and, more recently, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Pomacanthus asfur: Argentina georgei: Argentina georgei: Arrow blenny: Lucayablennius zingaro: Asian arowana: Scleropages formosus: Asian carp: Asian swamp eel: Monopterus albus: They are invasive in the Florida Everglades. [6] Atlantic angel shark: Squatina dumeril: Atlantic bigeye: Priacanthus arenatus: Atlantic bluefin tuna: Thunnus thynnus ...
Pomacanthus annularis: No: 30 cm (11.8 in) Arabian angelfish, Asfur angelfish: Pomacanthus asfur: No: 40 cm (15.7 in) Bellus angelfish: Genicanthus bellus: Yes: Light blue all over. Exhibits strong sexual dimorphism: females have wide black bands, males' bands are orange. 18 cm (7.1 in) [6] Blue angelfish: Holacanthus bermudensis: No
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These Red Sea fish are listed as Reef-associated by Fishbase: . Acanthuridae. Acanthurus gahhm, Black surgeonfish; Acanthurus mata, Elongate surgeonfish; Acanthurus nigrofuscus, Brown surgeonfish
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