Yellowbar Angelfish
Pomacanthus maculosus
Also known as: Arabian Angelfish, Halfmoon Angel, Halfmoon Angelfish, Maculosus Angelfish, Map Angel, Map Angelfish, Yellowband Angelfish, Yellow-banded Angelfish, Yellowbar Angelfish, Yellowblotch Angelfish, Yellowmark Angelfish, Yellow-marked Angelfish
- Arabian Angelfish
- Halfmoon Angel
- Halfmoon Angelfish
- Maculosus Angelfish
- Map Angel
- Map Angelfish
- Yellowband Angelfish
- Yellow-banded Angelfish
- Yellowbar Angelfish
- Yellowblotch Angelfish
- Yellowmark Angelfish
- Yellow-marked Angelfish
Showing details for the juvenile stage. Switch stages to see how it differs.
Overview
Juveniles are black with many curved vertical blue lines and three broader white ones, looking nothing like the adult with its single yellow bar. Only the rear part of the tail is yellow.
How to identify
- Pattern
- stripes
- Fins & Tail
- yellow tail
- Behaviour
- makes soundspairssolitaryterritorial
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Habitat & where to find it
Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.
- Range · Western Indian Ocean, Mediterranean
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Juvenile photos 1
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