Family

Common name: Angelfishes

Scientific name: Pomacanthidae

Pomacanthidae, commonly known as angelfishes, are a family of vibrant and strikingly beautiful marine fish found predominantly in the shallow reefs of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. These fish are renowned for their vivid colors and intricate patterns, making them a popular choice among reef aquarium enthusiasts. Angelfish possess laterally compressed bodies and a distinctive dorsal fin that often extends into elegant filaments, contributing to their graceful appearance.

One of the most fascinating aspects of angelfish is their complex social behavior and territorial nature. Many species exhibit fascinating color changes as they mature, with juveniles often displaying different patterns and hues compared to adults. This can be particularly intriguing for hobbyists who enjoy observing these transformations over time. However, their territorial behavior means that they can be aggressive towards other fish, especially if the tank is overcrowded or lacks sufficient hiding spots.

Angelfish have specific dietary requirements that must be met to ensure their health and longevity. They are omnivorous, feeding on a mix of algae, sponges, and small invertebrates in the wild. In captivity, they thrive on a varied diet that includes high-quality marine flake food, frozen or live brine shrimp, and spirulina. Providing a balanced diet is crucial, as poor nutrition can lead to health issues such as lateral line erosion.

When considering angelfish for a home aquarium, it's important to research the specific species, as they vary in size, temperament, and care requirements. Some species, like the dwarf angelfishes, are more suitable for smaller tanks, while others, such as the Pomacanthus imperator and Pygoplites diacanthus, require larger environments to accommodate their size and territorial nature. With proper care and attention to their needs, angelfish can be a stunning and rewarding addition to a marine aquarium.

  1. Bandit Angelfish on coral reef
    Common name: Bandit Angelfish
    Scientific name: Apolemichthys arcuatus
  2. Common name: Armitage's Angelfish
    Scientific name: Apolemichthys armitagei
  3. Common name: Griffis angelfish
    Scientific name: Apolemichthys griffisi
  4. Common name: Reunion Angelfish
    Scientific name: Apolemichthys guezei
  5. Rare and expensive Tiger Angelfish (Apolemichthys kingi) from Deep reef among African Coast
    Common name: Tiger angelfish
    Scientific name: Apolemichthys kingi
  6. Three-spot Angelfish. Apolemichthys trimaculatus
    Common name: Flagfish
    Scientific name: Apolemichthys trimaculatus
  7. Goldflake Angelfish (Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus)
    Common name: Goldspotted angelfish
    Scientific name: Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus
  8. Yellow-ear Angelfish (Apolemichthys xanthotis) in the Red Sea, Egypt
    Common name: Yellow-ear Angelfish
    Scientific name: Apolemichthys xanthotis
  9. Common name: Yellowtail Angelfish
    Scientific name: Apolemichthys xanthurus
  10. African Flameback Angelfish (Centropyge acanthops)
    Common name: African Flameback Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge acanthops
  11. Cherub Angelfish (Centropyge argi) from the Caribbean
    Common name: Cherub Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge argi
  12. Golden Angelfish (Centropyge aurantia)
    Common name: Golden Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge aurantia
  13. Common name: Flameback Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge aurantonotus
  14. Bicolor Angelfish (Centropyge bicolor)
    Common name: Bicolor Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge bicolor
  15. Coral Beauty Angelfish (Centropyge bispinosa)
    Common name: Coral Beauty Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge bispinosa
  16. Peppermint Angelfish (Centropyge boylei)
    Common name: Peppermint Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge boylei
  17. Colin’s Angelfish (Centropyge colini)
    Common name: Colin's Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge colini
  18. Common name: Blue Mauritius Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge debelius
  19. Eibli Angelfish (Centropyge eibli)
    Common name: Eibli Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge eibli
  20. Rusty Angelfish (Centropyge ferrugata) in Japan
    Common name: Rusty Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge ferrugata
  21. Fisher's Angelfish (Centropyge fisheri)
    Common name: Fisher's Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge fisheri
  22. Common name: Yellowfin Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge flavipectoralis
  23. Lemonpeel Angelfish (Centropyge flavissimus) feeding on coral polyps. Kritimati Island, Kribati
    Common name: Lemonpeel Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge flavissima
  24. Herald's Angelfish (Centropyge heraldi)
    Common name: Herald's Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge heraldi
  25. Common name: Blackear Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge hotumatua
  26. The Beautiful Japanese Angelfish (Centropyge interruptus), Hirizohama Beach
    Common name: Japanese Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge interrupta
  27. Joculator Angelfish (Centropyge joculator)
    Common name: Joculator Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge joculator
  28. Flame Angelfish (Centropyge loricula), Kosrae Micronesia
    Common name: Flame Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge loriculus
  29. Multicolor Angelfish (Centropyge multicolor)
    Common name: Multicolor Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge multicolor
  30. Common name: Dusky Angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge multispinis
  31. Common name: Nahacky's angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge nahackyi
  32. Common name: Narc angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge narcosis
  33. Flagfin or Black Spot Angelfish, Apolemichthys trimaculatus
    Common name: Blackspot angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge nigriocella
  34. The twospined angelfish, dusky angelfish, or coral beauty (Centropyge bispinosa).
    Common name: Dusky angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge nox
  35. Potter's Angelfish, centropyge potteri
    Common name: Russet angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge potteri
  36. Common name: Resplendent angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge resplendens
  37. Common name: Mango angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge shepardi
  38. Common name: Keyhole angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge tibicen
  39. サンゴ水槽のスミレヤッコ
    Common name: Purplemask angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge venusta
  40. Pearlscale angelfish
    Common name: Pearlscale angelfish
    Scientific name: Centropyge vrolikii
  41. Common name: Ballina angelfish
    Scientific name: Chaetodontoplus ballinae
  42. Blue spotted Angelfish, Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus, also known as the Blue-spangled Angelfish
    Common name: Bluespotted angelfish
    Scientific name: Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus
  43. Coral fish - Hooded butterflyfish or Orangeface butterflyfish (Chaetodon larvatus) in Red Sea
    Common name: Orangeface angelfish
    Scientific name: Chaetodontoplus chrysocephalus
  44. Conspicuous Angelfish
    Common name: Conspicuous angelfish
    Scientific name: Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus
  45. Scribbled angelfish (Chaetodontoplus duboulayi).
    Common name: Scribbled angelfish
    Scientific name: Chaetodontoplus duboulayi
  46. Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis, the blue-striped angelfish and bluelined angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, swimming in fish tank aquarium
    Common name: Black-velvet angelfish
    Scientific name: Chaetodontoplus melanosoma
  47. Common name: Queensland yellowtail angelfish
    Scientific name: Chaetodontoplus meredithi
  48. A Vermiculated Angelfish (Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus)
    Common name: Vermiculated angelfish
    Scientific name: Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus
  49. Common name: Black angelfish
    Scientific name: Chaetodontoplus niger
  50. Common name: Yellowtail angelfish
    Scientific name: Chaetodontoplus personifer
  51. colin's Angelfish
    Common name: Cocos-Keeling Angelfish
    Scientific name: Chaetodontoplus poliourus
  52. Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis, the blue-striped angelfish and bluelined angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, swimming in fish tank aquarium
    Common name: Bluestriped angelfish
    Scientific name: Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis
  53. Bellus Angelfish (Genicanthus bellus)
    Common name: Ornate angelfish
    Scientific name: Genicanthus bellus
  54. Coral fish Zebra angelfish
    Common name: Zebra angelfish
    Scientific name: Genicanthus caudovittatus
  55. Angelfish - Genicanthus lamarck in sea water.
    Common name: Lamark's angelfish
    Scientific name: Genicanthus lamarck
  56. Black-spot Angelfish Genicanthus melanospilos
    Common name: Swallowtail angelfish
    Scientific name: Genicanthus melanospilos
  57. Masked Angelfish
    Common name: Masked angelfish
    Scientific name: Genicanthus personatus
  58. Common name: Halfbanded angelfish
    Scientific name: Genicanthus semicinctus
  59. Male Japanese Swallow (Genicanthus semifasciatus)
    Common name: Japanese Swallow
    Scientific name: Genicanthus semifasciatus
  60. Common name: Pitcairn angelfish
    Scientific name: Genicanthus spinus
  61. Common name: Takeuchi's Angelfish
    Scientific name: Genicanthus takeuchii
  62. ヒレナガヤッコのオス
    Common name: Blackedged angelfish
    Scientific name: Genicanthus watanabei
  63. Blue-girdled angelfish (Pomacanthus navarchus) Raja Ampat Archipelago, Papua Barat, West New Guinea, Pacific Ocean, Indonesia, Asia
    Common name: Guinean angelfish
    Scientific name: Holacanthus africanus
  64. Bermuda blue angelfish Holacanthus bermudensis
    Common name: Angelfish
    Scientific name: Holacanthus bermudensis
  65. The colours of a Queen Angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) on the reef off the Dutch Caribbean island of Sint Maarten
    Common name: Angelfish
    Scientific name: Holacanthus ciliaris
  66. Scuba diver and angel fish (Holacanthus clarionensis) around rocks, Socorro, Colima, Mexico
    Common name: Clarion angelfish
    Scientific name: Holacanthus clarionensis
  67. Common name: Clipperton angelfish
    Scientific name: Holacanthus limbaughi
  68. King angelfish (Holacanthus passer).
    Common name: King angelfish
    Scientific name: Holacanthus passer
  69. Rock Beauty (Holacanthus tricolor) - Cozumel
    Common name: rock beauty
    Scientific name: Holacanthus tricolor
  70. Multi barred angelfish, Paracentropyge multifasciata, Raja Ampat Indonesia
    Common name: Barred angelfish
    Scientific name: Paracentropyge multifasciata
  71. Annularis Angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis) , coral fish,
    Common name: Blue ring angelfish
    Scientific name: Pomacanthus annularis
  72. Gray angelfish on the reef
    Common name: Pot cover
    Scientific name: Pomacanthus arcuatus
  73. Pomacanthus asfur or Arabian Angelfish in aquarium close-up
    Common name: Arabian angelfish
    Scientific name: Pomacanthus asfur
  74. Goldtail angelfish (Pomacanthus chrysurus) close-up. Exotic sea fish.
    Common name: Goldtail angelfish
    Scientific name: Pomacanthus chrysurus
  75. Beautiful emperor angelfish in reef, (Pomacanthus imperator).
    Common name: emperor angelfish
    Scientific name: Pomacanthus imperator
  76. Yellowband angelfish (Pomacanthus maculosus)
    Common name: Yellow-marked angelfish
    Scientific name: Pomacanthus maculosus
  77. Blue-girdled angelfish (Pomacanthus navarchus)
    Common name: bluegirdled angelfish
    Scientific name: Pomacanthus navarchus
  78.  French angelfish,Pomacanthus paru
    Common name: French angelfish
    Scientific name: Pomacanthus paru
  79. Common name: old woman
    Scientific name: Pomacanthus rhomboides
  80. Pomacanthus semicirculatus
    Common name: Semicircle angelfish
    Scientific name: Pomacanthus semicirculatus
  81. Sixbar angelfish (Pomacanthus sexstriatus)
    Common name: Six-banded angelfish
    Scientific name: Pomacanthus sexstriatus
  82. Yellow-faced angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon)
    Common name: Blueface angelfish
    Scientific name: Pomacanthus xanthometopon
  83. Cortez Angelfish, (Pomacanthus zonipectus) feeding in a shipwreck. reefs of the Sea of Cortez, Pacific ocean. Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, Mexico.The world's aquarium.
    Common name: Cortez angelfish
    Scientific name: Pomacanthus zonipectus
  84. Royal angelfish Pygoplites diacanthus.
    Common name: Bluebanded angelfish
    Scientific name: Pygoplites diacanthus