Fish · Least Concern
Arabian Angelfish
Pomacanthus asfur
About
Red Sea / Arabian endemic angelfish with a vivid yellow saddle and tail.
- Family
- Pomacanthidae
- Avg size
- 30-40 cm
- Habitat
- The Arabian angelfish has been recorded at depths of 3 to 30 m (9.8 to 98.4 ft). It is common around relatively sheltered inshore reefs rich in soft and hard corals with occasional patches of silty seabed.
- Behaviour
- Its diet is dominated by sponges and tunicates. Solitary and shy, it is hard for divers to approach and is usually seen close to reef caves or crevices. The species is a protogynous hermaphrodite, with the larger member of a pair changing sex to become male.
Where & when
Where & When to See It
Abu Ramada South
occasionalYear RoundBanana Reef
occasionalYear RoundBelina Wreck
occasionalYear RoundEl Erug
occasionalYear RoundHamda
occasionalYear RoundKimon M
occasionalYear RoundShaab Abu Nugar
occasionalYear RoundAbu Nuhas
occasionalYear RoundAbu Ramada North
occasionalYear RoundBig Giftun
occasionalYear RoundCarnatic
occasionalYear RoundChrisoula K
occasionalYear RoundEl Fanadir
occasionalYear RoundEl Fanous West
occasionalYear RoundEl Mina Wreck
occasionalYear RoundErg Abu Ramada
occasionalYear RoundErg Sabina
occasionalYear RoundErg Somaya
occasionalYear RoundGota Abu Ramada
occasionalYear RoundShaab Eissa
occasionalYear RoundShaab El Erg
occasionalYear RoundShaab Eshta
occasionalYear RoundShaab Petra
occasionalYear RoundShabrur Um Gamar
occasionalYear RoundSmall Giftun
occasionalYear RoundTurft El Shahed
occasionalYear RoundTurtle Reef
occasionalYear RoundUmm Gamar North
occasionalYear RoundUmm Gamar South
occasionalYear RoundCareless Reef
occasionalYear RoundGiannis D
occasionalYear RoundShaab Sabina
occasionalYear RoundSiyul Kebira
occasionalYear Round