yellowbar angelfish
| Scientific name | Pomacanthus maculosus |
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| Descriptor | Forsskål |
| Year of description | 1775 |
| IUCN category | LC |
| Family | Pomacanthidae |
| Genus | Pomacanthus |
Introduction
Pomacanthus maculosus, commonly known as yellowbar angelfish, is a salt water fish.
Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size25 cm
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Maximum size50 cm
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Longevity20 year
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ShapeCircular
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Patterntasks
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Average size25 cm
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Maximum size50 cm
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Longevity20 year
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ShapeCircular
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Patterntasks
How to recognize the yellowbar angelfish ?
The yellowbar angelfish measures between 25 and 50 cm. This fish is bicolore with a predominantly jaune and bleu body. The also has jaune tasks.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietomnivorous with carnivorous tendency
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Sociabilitysolitary
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territorialYes
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Way of livingdiurnal
The yellowbar angelfish is a fish solitary naturally found at mid-depth and near the bottom. This species is omnivorous with carnivorous tendency .
The yellowbar angelfish is a territorial animal that does not tolerate any incursions into its living area. It is particularly virulent against other territorial species and it can provoke heated fights. Relationships between conspecifics are also hectic, with each seeking to secure its place.
Reproduction
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Reproductiondont le mode de reproduction est encore inconnu
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Hermaphroditeprotogynous
The yellowbar angelfish is a fish dont le mode de reproduction est encore inconnu. always born female. Growing up, individuals will change sex to become male, this is called successive hermaphroditism of the protogynous type.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
Where to see this species?
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature24 - 28 °C
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Depth4 - 50 m
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FlowMedium
Biotope presentation
The yellowbar angelfish is most often found at a depth between 4m and 50m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
To go further
Species of the same family
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Sources & Contributions
Participation & Validation
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Benoit Chartrer
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Translation
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Bibliographic references
Hybridisation of the marine angelfishes Pomacanthus maculosus and P. semicirculatus in the Gulf of Aden - Jeremy Kemp - Fauna of Arabia - 2000.
Age-based life history parameters and status assessments of by-catch species (Lethrinus borbonicus, Lethrinus microdon, Pomacanthus maculosus and Scolopsis taeniatus) in the southern Arabian Gulf - E. Grandcourt - T. Z. Al Abdessalaam - F. Francis - A. Al Shamsi - WILEY - 2010.
THE FIRST SUBSTANTIATED RECORD OF THE YELLOWBAR ANGELFISH, POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS (ACTINOPTERYGII: PERCIFORMES: POMACANTHIDAE) IN THE MEDITERRANEAN - Pierre SALAMEH - Oren SONIN - Dor EDELIST - Daniel GOLANI - Acta Ichthyologica Et Piscatoria - 2012.
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