Pomacanthus  maculosus  (Forsskål, 1775)

This is one of the largest species of angelfish reaching almost 20 inches (50 cm) in length. As an adult it has a violet blue body with a large yellow blotch on the side that some say resembles the continent of Africa. As a juvenile it is similar in appearance (and easily confused with) other young Pomacanthus, especially the Blue-ring Angelfish P. annularis. But as its color pattern begins to metamorphosis, the sub-adult begins to look very much like the Arabian Angelfish P. asfur. It will have a similar looking vertical yellow bar on its body, but lack the bright yellow tailfin of the Arabian Angel. Its yellow marking develops as a characteristic "yellow band", finally becoming more prominent and blotch-like as the fish ages. Hence this fish is also known by a number of descriptive common names including Yellowbar Angelfish, Half Moon Angelfish, Map Angelfish, Yellow-Band Angelfish, Yellow-blotch Angelfish, Blue-moon Angelfish, and more.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Ketabi, Ramin, Jamili, Shahla
Format:	Images/Video biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute 2016
Subjects:	ASFA_2015::I::Ichthyology, ASFA_2015::I::Identification, ASFA_2015::F::Fish location, ASFA_2015::D::Distribution, Fisheries biology,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/9350
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