Sealife guideThe bluering angelfishPomacanthus annularis
Last updated on 03/01/2024 at 07:52 PM

The bluering angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis) © Sergey Skleznev | Dreamstime.com
Taxonomy
English names
Bluering angelfish
French namesPoisson ange annelé
Scientific namePomacanthus annularis (Bloch, 1787)
FamilyPomacanthidae
OrderAcanthuriformes
ClassActinopterygii
Did you know ?
The bluering angelfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The bluering angelfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2010 within the category Least Concern !
Within the same genus

Arabian angelfishPomacanthus asfur

Blueface angelfishPomacanthus xanthometopon

Bluegirdled angelfishPomacanthus navarchus

Emperor angelfishPomacanthus imperator

French angelfishPomacanthus paru

Gray angelfishPomacanthus arcuatus

Semicircle angelfishPomacanthus semicirculatus

Sixbar angelfishPomacanthus sexstriatus
Within the same family

Black-spot angelfishGenicanthus melanospilos

Blackstriped angelfishGenicanthus lamarck

Blacktail angelfishCentropyge eibli

Flame angelfishCentropyge loriculus

Goldflake angelfishApolemichthys xanthopunctatus

Passer angelfishHolacanthus passer

Scribbled angelfishChaetodontoplus duboulayi

Yellow-ear angelfishApolemichthys xanthotis
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