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| SCIENTIFIC
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| COMMON
NAME: |
gray angelfish |
| KINGDOM: |
Animalia |
| PHYLUM: |
Chordata |
| CLASS: |
Osteichthyes |
| ORDER: |
Perciformes |
| FAMILY: |
Pomacanthidae |
| GENUS
SPECIES: |
Pomacanthus arcuatus |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
Gray to deep brown ovoid body. Inner face of pectoral
fins is yellow. Mouth is white. Portions of dorsal
and anal fins trail beyond body mass - as is seen
in most angelfish. Solid, squared (truncate) caudal
fin. Juvenile form consists of a black body with
three yellow bars. Additionally, yellow band extends
down forehead and around mouth. Square-edged caudal
fin has yellow base and clear outer edge. Juvenile
form is similar to Pomacanthus paru. |
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| SIZE: |
25.4-45.7 cm (10-18 in) avg; 61 cm (24 in) max |
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| WEIGHT: |
1.8 kg (4.0 lbs) max |
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| DIET: |
Primarily sponges, but also tunicates, algae, zooantharians,
gorgonians, hydroids, bryozoans, and seagrasses
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| SEXUAL
MATURITY: |
22-26 cm total body length |
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| RANGE: |
Western Atlantic: New England (northern seasonal
limit) to Rio de Janeiro, including Bahamas, Gulf
of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Antilles |
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| HABITAT: |
2-30 meters in tropical & sub-tropical coastal
marine waters |
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| POPULATION: |
GLOBAL |
No
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| STATUS: |
IUCN |
Not listed |
| CITES |
Not listed |
| USFWS |
Not
listed |
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| Bond,
Carl E. Biology of Fishes - Second Edition.
Saunders College Publishing, 1996. |
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Humann, Paul. Reef Fish Identification - Florida,
Caribbean, Bahamas. New World Publications,
Inc., 1992. |
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www.fishbase.org
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