French angelfish

French angelfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Pomacanthus
Species:
P. paru
Binomial name
Pomacanthus paru
(Bloch, 1787)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chaetodon paru Bloch, 1787
  • Chaetodon aureus Bloch, 1787
  • Pomacanthus aureus (Bloch, 1787)

Pomacanthus paru, also known by its common name the French angelfish, is a slow growing[3] coral reef fish from the tropics with a distinctive and striking appearance. In terms of fish taxonomy, French Angelfish fall under the fish order of Perciformes[4] and under the family Pomacanthidae, which contains other species of marine angelfish.[5] The closest relative of the French Angelfish is the Gray angelfish, or Pomacanthus arcuatus.

  1. ^ Pyle, R.; Myers, R.F.; Rocha, L.A.; Craig, M.T. (2010). "Pomacanthus paru". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165898A6160204. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165898A6160204.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pomacanthus paru". FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Pomacanthus paru". Discover Fishes. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  5. ^ Andréa, B. R.; Batista, D.; Sampaio, C. L. (2007). "Spongivory by juvenile angelfish (Pomacanthidae) in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil". Porifera Research Biodiversity, Innovation and Sustainability: 131–137 – via ResearchGate.