Emperor Angelfish

Scientific Name: Pomacanthus imperator
Family: Angelfish - Pomacanthidae
Maximum Size: 38cm
Identification: Vivid alternating blue and yellow stripes and yellow tail; blue-edged black eye mask, broad blue-edged black bar behind head.
Favourite: Solitary; make loud drumming sound when alarmed.
Hide-out: Coral reefs in 6-60m.
Location: Indo Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Indonesia, Philippines, Hawaii and French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to N. & E. Australia.

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