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Angelfish

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Angelfish

Pomacanthus maculosus

About

Pomacanthus maculosus, the yellowbar angelfish (also called the half-moon, yellow-marked, yellowband or yellow-blotched angelfish), is a marine angelfish in the family Pomacanthidae. It is native to the western Indian Ocean and has more recently been recorded in the eastern Mediterranean.

Family
Pomacanthidae
Avg size
30-50 cm
Habitat
It is found between depths of 4 and 50 metres, leading a solitary life in sheltered places where coral and silt are mixed together.
Behaviour
Sponges and tunicates make up most of its diet, with other invertebrates eaten when convenient. Females reach maturity at about 5.5 years and roughly 21.6 cm in length, and the species may live as long as 36 years. Divers describe it as inquisitive rather than wary. Being a protogynous hermaphrodite, an older female can change into a male when males run short, and the larvae are planktonic.

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