Pomacanthidae

The Pomacanthidae or young lady are one of Poisson S of Mer about the Perciformes represented by nine S and a total of 86 Espèce S.

In fact fish live in general close to the coral reefs in the Tropics in the oceans Atlantique, Indien and Pacifique west.

Attention not to confuse it with the Pterophyllum which is a fresh water fish but whose anglophone name is the same one as that of Pomacanthidae:

Localization

Angel fish is the vernacular name of a family of fish which one primarily finds in the hot and coral seas of the sphere.

Description

The angel fishes have a characteristic form. Their body is in the oval shape of disc. Generally the angel fish knows several developmental stages during which it changes morphology. They are the stages youthful, intermediate and adult. At the adult stage, the angel fishes develop a long extension has their dorsal fins and anal which can make think has wings, from where its poetic name. The ventral fin (in bottom close to the head is held by an edge) The adult angel fishes cannot reach a length of more than one foot length. Their colors, their long fins gracious make that the aquarists appreciate them. One can easily approach them. Their flesh is not edible.

Various species of Angel fishes of the Atlantic

Gray angel fish, Pomacanthus Arcuatus French angel fish, Pomacanthus published Blue angel fish, Holacanthus bermudensis Angel fish Queen, Holacanthus Ciliaris Black and yellow angel fish, Holacanthus Tricolor

List kinds

Apolemichthys Burton, 1934
Arusetta Fraser-Brunner, 1933
Centropyge Kaup, 1860
Chaetodontoplus Bleeker, 1876
Genicanthus Swainson, 1839
Holacanthus Lacepède, 1802
Paracentropyge Burgess, 1991
Pomacanthus Lacepède, 1802
Pygoplites Fraser-Brunner, 1933

References

Reef Fish Identification of Paul Humann and Ned Deloach

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