Pomacanthus

Pomacanthus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous to Present[1]
Gray angelfish, Pomacanthus arcuatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Pomacanthus
Lacépède, 1802
Type species
Chaetodon arcuatus
Species

See text

Synonyms[2]
  • Acanthochaetodon Bleeker, 1876
  • Arusetta Fraser-Brunner, 1933
  • Euxiphipops Fraser-Brunner, 1934
  • Heteropyge Fraser-Brunner, 1933
  • Pomacanthops J.L.B. Smith, 1955

Pomacanthus is a genus of marine angelfish that is usually found around reefs and coral. Some of the notable places one can see these vari-coloured fish includes the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Sipidan off the southern coast of Sabah, Malaysia. Generally the patterns and colors of these fish undergo a major transformation from juvenile to adult forms. The juveniles may even appear to be a different species.

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
  2. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pomacanthidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 February 2021.