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Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787)

Emperor angelfish
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Egypt country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Marsa Shagra, (25°14´47.4´´N; 34°47´52.8´´E) (Ref. 87788).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Moldzio, S., 2011
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Poisson ange impérial, Angel fish, Poisson-ange empereur, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Pomacanthidae (Angelfishes)
Etymology: Pomacanthus: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bloch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 100 m (Ref. 48391).   Tropical; 31°N - 28°S, 32°E - 144°W

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