Blueface Angelfish (species: Pomacanthus xanthometopon) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Pomacanthus xanthometopon
Blueface Angelfish


©Barbara Banks: Blueface Angelfish Pomacanthus xanthometopon

©Anne Hoggett: Pomacanthus xanthometopon at Lizard Island, length about 35 cm.

©Anne Hoggett: Pomacanthus xanthometopon on reef slope near Bird Islet, Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Pomacanthidae
Genus Pomacanthus
Species Pomacanthus xanthometopon

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Colours

                        

Distinguishing features

Colour pattern is distinctive as shown in photo.

Size

  • Up to 38 cm (Length)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Uncommon, very shy.

Web resources

References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.

Other references

  • Cribb, T.H., R.A. Bray, K.A. Hall and S.C. Cutmore (2015). A review of the genus Antorchis Linton, 1911 (Trematoda: Faustulidae) from Indo-Pacific fishes with the description of a new species, Systematic Parasitology, 92: 1-11. LIRS catalog number 1909.
  • Richardson, L.E., N.A.J. Graham, M.S. Pratchett, J.G. Eurich and A.S. Hoey (2018). Mass coral bleaching causes biotic homogeniszation of reef fish assemblages. Global Change Biology, doi: 10.1111/gcb.14119. LIRS catalog number 2200.