Sealife guideThe emperor angelfishPomacanthus imperator

Last updated on 03/09/2024 at 11:50 AM

Le poisson ange empereur (Pomacanthus imperator) © Johannesk | Dreamstime.com

Taxonomy

Common name: Emperor angelfish
French name: Poisson ange empereur
Scientific name: Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787)
Family name: Pomacanthidae
Order name: Acanthuriformes
Class name: Actinopterygii

Did you know ?

The emperor angelfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The emperor angelfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2010 within the category Least Concern !

The emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) © Stephankerkhofs | Dreamstime.com

Within the same genus

Arabian angelfish
(Pomacanthus asfur)

Blueface angelfish
(Pomacanthus xanthometopon)

Bluering angelfish
(Pomacanthus annularis)

French angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)

Gray angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)

Semicircle angelfish
(Pomacanthus semicirculatus)

Yellow blotch angelfish
(Pomacanthus maculosus)

Yellow lemonpeel angelfish
(Pomacanthus navarchus)

Within the same family

Banded angelfish
(Apolemichthys arcuatus)

Blackstriped angelfish
(Genicanthus lamarck)

Flame angelfish
(Centropyge loriculus)

Goldflake angelfish
(Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus)

Royal angelfish
(Pygoplites diacanthus)

Scribbled angelfish
(Chaetodontoplus duboulayi)

Yellow-ear angelfish
(Apolemichthys xanthotis)

Zebra angelfish
(Genicanthus caudovittatus)

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