Regal Angelfish (species: Pygoplites diacanthus) in ALA: LIRS and surrounds using records to Oct. 2021 (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Pygoplites diacanthus
Regal Angelfish


©Lyle Vail: Pygoplites diacanthus at Osprey Islet, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Pygoplites diacanthus at Yonge Reef

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Pomacanthidae
Genus Pygoplites
Species Pygoplites diacanthus

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  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Distribution


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References

  • Bellwood, D.R., L. van Herwerden and N. Konow (2004). Evolution and biogeography of marine angelfishes (Pisces: Pomacanthidae), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 33: 140-155. LIRS catalog number 873.
  • Eagle, J.V. (1997). Comparative ecology and life history of pygmy angelfishes (Centropyge: Pomacanthidae), Honours thesis, James Cook University, Townsville. LIRS catalog number 536.
  • Konow, N. and D.R. Bellwood (2011). Evolution of high trophic diversity based on limited functional disparity in the feeding apparatus of marine angelfishes (f. Pomacanthidae). PLoS One, 6(9) e 24113. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024113.. LIRS catalog number 1432.
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