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Pomacanthus asfur

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has been recorded at depths between 3 and 30 metres (9.8 and 98.4 ft). It is a common species where there are relatively sheltered inshore reefs which have rich growth of soft and hard corals with a few patches of silty seabed. Their diet is dominated by
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has a completely different colour and pattern as a juvenile from that of the adult. Juveniles have a blue body which is marked with pale-blue and white stripes. As they mature they develop yellow markings on their
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trade. It has been bred in captivity and captive bred specimens are sometimes marketed as "half-moon angelfish".
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is principally found in the western Indian Ocean. Here it is found in the
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Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 July 2020).
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each contain 17 or 18 rays. This species attains a maximum
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and along the coast of eastern Africa as far south as
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It is found in the Western Indian Ocean. 768: 483: 481: 479: 374:(1732–1763) the type locality is given as 61: 42: 31: 609: 599: 460: 420: 547: 545: 286:has 3 spines and 19–20 soft rays, the 7: 694:"Genera in the family Pomacanthidae" 1121:IUCN Red List least concern species 448:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 25: 753: 86: 704:California Academy of Sciences 669:California Academy of Sciences 1: 561:Nonindigenous Aquatic Species 408:is infrequently found in the 1141:Taxa named by Peter Forsskål 588:Mediterranean Marine Science 294:of 40 cm (16 in). 1162: 1131:Marine fauna of West Asia 368:Johan Christian Fabricius 360:published in 1775 by the 343:protogynous hermaphrodite 247:, is a species of marine 214: 207: 188: 181: 83:Scientific classification 81: 59: 50: 41: 34: 505:. December 2019 version. 491:; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). 1136:Fish described in 1775 655:"Species in the genus 690:Eschmeyer, William N. 651:Eschmeyer, William N. 455:: e.T165839A6145733. 385:, of which it is the 356:had its first formal 1146:Fish of Saudi Arabia 626:"Pomacanthus asfur" 530:. Bob Goemans. 2012 325:Habitat and biology 53:Conservation status 389:The specific name 1108: 1107: 987:Open Tree of Life 812:Pomacanthus asfur 782:Pomacanthus asfur 774:Taxon identifiers 761:Pomacanthus asfur 699:Catalog of Fishes 664:Catalog of Fishes 601:10.12681/mms.1684 557:(Forsskål, 1775)" 555:Pomacanthus asfur 522:Pomacanthus asfur 495:Pomacanthus asfur 441:Pomacanthus asfur 406:Pomacanthus asfur 376:Al-Luhayya, Yemen 354:Pomacanthus asfur 330:Pomacanthus asfur 303:Pomacanthus asfur 271:Pomacanthus asfur 255:belonging to the 245:Arabian angelfish 240:Pomacanthus asfur 236: 235: 230: 222: 192:Pomacanthus asfur 76: 36:Pomacanthus asfur 18:Arabian angelfish 16:(Redirected from 1153: 1101: 1100: 1088: 1087: 1075: 1074: 1062: 1061: 1049: 1048: 1036: 1035: 1034: 1008: 1007: 995: 994: 982: 981: 969: 968: 956: 955: 943: 942: 933: 932: 920: 919: 907: 906: 894: 893: 881: 880: 868: 867: 855: 854: 842: 841: 829: 828: 816: 815: 814: 801: 800: 799: 769: 758:Data related to 757: 742: 741: 739: 737: 721: 715: 714: 712: 710: 686: 680: 679: 677: 675: 647: 641: 640: 638: 636: 622: 616: 615: 613: 603: 579: 573: 572: 570: 568: 549: 540: 539: 537: 535: 516: 507: 506: 485: 474: 473: 471: 469: 464: 434: 393:is this species 321:and from Malta. 253:marine angelfish 229:(Forsskål, 1775) 228: 220: 194: 91: 90: 70: 65: 64: 46: 32: 21: 1161: 1160: 1156: 1155: 1154: 1152: 1151: 1150: 1111: 1110: 1109: 1104: 1096: 1091: 1083: 1078: 1070: 1065: 1057: 1052: 1044: 1039: 1030: 1029: 1024: 1017:Chaetodon asfur 1011: 1003: 998: 990: 985: 977: 972: 964: 961:Observation.org 959: 951: 946: 938: 936: 928: 923: 915: 910: 902: 897: 889: 884: 876: 871: 863: 858: 850: 845: 837: 832: 824: 819: 810: 809: 804: 795: 794: 789: 776: 750: 745: 735: 733: 723: 722: 718: 708: 706: 688: 687: 683: 673: 671: 649: 648: 644: 634: 632: 624: 623: 619: 581: 580: 576: 566: 564: 551: 550: 543: 533: 531: 518: 517: 510: 487: 486: 477: 467: 465: 436: 435: 422: 418: 403: 397:name in Yemen. 351: 327: 300: 268: 249:ray-finned fish 218:Chaetodon asfur 203: 196: 190: 177: 85: 77: 66: 62: 55: 28: 27:Species of fish 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1159: 1157: 1149: 1148: 1143: 1138: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1113: 1112: 1106: 1105: 1103: 1102: 1089: 1076: 1063: 1050: 1037: 1021: 1019: 1013: 1012: 1010: 1009: 996: 983: 970: 957: 944: 934: 921: 908: 895: 882: 869: 856: 843: 830: 817: 802: 786: 784: 778: 777: 772: 766: 765: 764:at Wikispecies 749: 748:External links 746: 744: 743: 716: 681: 642: 617: 594:(1): 230–252. 574: 541: 508: 489:Froese, Rainer 475: 419: 417: 414: 402: 399: 372:Peter Forsskål 350: 347: 326: 323: 299: 296: 267: 264: 234: 233: 232: 231: 226:Arusetta asfur 223: 221:Forsskål, 1775 212: 211: 205: 204: 197: 186: 185: 179: 178: 171: 169: 165: 164: 157: 153: 152: 147: 143: 142: 137: 133: 132: 130:Actinopterygii 127: 123: 122: 117: 113: 112: 107: 103: 102: 97: 93: 92: 79: 78: 60: 57: 56: 51: 48: 47: 39: 38: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1158: 1147: 1144: 1142: 1139: 1137: 1134: 1132: 1129: 1127: 1124: 1122: 1119: 1118: 1116: 1099: 1094: 1090: 1086: 1081: 1077: 1073: 1068: 1064: 1060: 1055: 1051: 1047: 1042: 1038: 1033: 1027: 1023: 1022: 1020: 1018: 1014: 1006: 1001: 997: 993: 988: 984: 980: 975: 971: 967: 962: 958: 954: 949: 945: 941: 935: 931: 926: 922: 918: 913: 909: 905: 900: 896: 892: 887: 883: 879: 874: 870: 866: 861: 857: 853: 848: 844: 840: 835: 831: 827: 822: 818: 813: 807: 803: 798: 792: 788: 787: 785: 783: 779: 775: 770: 763: 762: 756: 752: 751: 747: 731: 727: 720: 717: 705: 701: 700: 695: 691: 685: 682: 670: 666: 665: 660: 658: 652: 646: 643: 631: 627: 621: 618: 612: 607: 602: 597: 593: 589: 585: 578: 575: 562: 558: 556: 548: 546: 542: 529: 525: 523: 515: 513: 509: 504: 503: 498: 496: 490: 484: 482: 480: 476: 463: 458: 454: 450: 449: 444: 442: 433: 431: 429: 427: 425: 421: 415: 413: 411: 407: 400: 398: 396: 392: 388: 384: 381: 377: 373: 369: 366: 363: 359: 355: 348: 346: 344: 340: 336: 331: 324: 322: 320: 316: 312: 308: 304: 297: 295: 293: 289: 288:pectoral fins 285: 281: 277: 272: 265: 263: 261: 260:Pomacanthidae 258: 254: 250: 246: 242: 241: 227: 224: 219: 216: 215: 213: 210: 206: 201: 195: 193: 187: 184: 183:Binomial name 180: 176: 175: 174:P. asfur 170: 167: 166: 163: 162: 158: 155: 154: 151: 150:Pomacanthidae 148: 145: 144: 141: 138: 135: 134: 131: 128: 125: 124: 121: 118: 115: 114: 111: 108: 105: 104: 101: 98: 95: 94: 89: 84: 80: 74: 69: 68:Least Concern 58: 54: 49: 45: 40: 37: 33: 30: 19: 1016: 781: 760: 734:. 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Index

Arabian angelfish

Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Pomacanthidae
Pomacanthus
Binomial name
Forsskål
Synonyms
ray-finned fish
marine angelfish
family
Pomacanthidae
dorsal
caudal fins
anal fin
pectoral fins
total length
Red Sea
Gulf of Aden
Zanzibar
Florida

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