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Blue-girdled Angelfish

Pomacanthus navarchus

Also known as: Bluegirdle Angelfish, Blue-girdled Angel, Majestic Angelfish, Narvarchus Angelfish, Young Blue-girdled Angel

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2010
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@fishx6 · Madang Resort Hotel, Papua New Guinea · May 20121 / 5
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Overview

Found singly or in pairs, over channels, clear lagoons and protected outer reef slopes, rich in coral growth.
Widespread Indo Pacific

Angelfish are usually brightly coloured with highly compressed bodies.
Some live in "harems" others in pairs, they can be highly territorial and make a loud drumming sound when alarmed.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
blotcheshatched lineswhite lines
Behaviour
pairssolitaryterritorial

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
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Found singly or in pairs, over channels, clear lagoons and protected outer reef slopes, rich in coral growth.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAcanthuriformes
    5. familyPomacanthidae
    6. genusPomacanthus
    7. speciesPomacanthus navarchus (Cuvier, 1831)

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