Bluegirdle Angelfish, Pomacanthus navarchus (Cuvier 1831)
Other Names: Bluegirdled Angelfish, Blue-girdled Angelfish, Majestic Angelfish, Navarchus Angelfish
A Bluegirdle Angelfish, Pomacanthus navarchus, at Buton, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia. Source: Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A yellowish-orange angelfish with blue spots on the sides, a yellowish snout, lower head and breast, blue lips, a deep blue area enclosing the pectoral fins, eyes and upper part of the head, a broad deep blue band on the rear of the body, and yellowish-orange dorsal and caudal fins.
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Dianne J. Bray, Pomacanthus navarchus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 26 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/654
Bluegirdle Angelfish, Pomacanthus navarchus (Cuvier 1831)
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Distribution |
Offshore reefs of north Western Australia, and the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Elsewhere, the species occurs in the tropical west Pacific. Inhabits areas of rich coral growth in lagoons, reef channels and on outer reef slopes - solitary or in pairs. Juveniles usually occur on shallow protected reef areas. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin XIII-XIV, 17-18; Anal fin III, 18; Pectoral fin 18-20; Longitudinal scale series 45-50. |
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Feeding |
Carnivore - feeds on sponges and tunicates. |
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Species Citation |
Holacanthus navarchus Cuvier 1831, Histoire Naturelle des Poissons 7: 525. Type locality: Java. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
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Resources |
Bluegirdle Angelfish, Pomacanthus navarchus (Cuvier 1831)
References
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Pyle, R. 2001. Chaetodontidae, Pomacanthidae. pp. 3224-3286 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp.
Pyle, R., Rocha, L.A. & Craig, M.T. 2010. Pomacanthus navarchus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T165867A6152605. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165867A6152605.en. Downloaded on 16 March 2016.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.
Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2
Steene, R.C. 1978. Butterfly and Angelfishes of the World. Australia. Sydney : A.H. & A.W. Reed Vol. 1 144 pp. 216 figs. (as Euxiphipops navarchus)
