‹ Fish Finder· #646

Yellowface Angelfish

Pomacanthus xanthometopon

Bislamapapiong— names this kind of animal, not this species alone

Yellowface Angelfish — photo 1 of 4
Photo 1 of 4 · Leonard Low from Australia (CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
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Habitat
Reef
Max size
38 cm
Depth
5-30 m
Family
Pomacanthidae

Pomacanthus xanthometopon is a marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae found in shallow parts of the Indo-Pacific. It is commonly known as the blueface angelfish or the yellowface angelfish because of its striking facial colouration.

Adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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