Fish Species Identification Title : Pomacanthus Annularis – Saltwater/Marine Fish
Species # 1
Common Name: Bluering Angelfish Scientific Name: Pomacanthus Annularis Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacanthidae
Geography / Habitat: Found in the Indo-West Pacific ocean, from East Africa to Japan and New Guinea. Habitat: Reef, in the wild. Non-migratory. Depth ranges from surface to 30 meters.
Life Strategy: Adults often are found in pairs, within caves; juveniles in shallow water with dead coral substrates, or filamentous algae, on which they can feed.
Food / Feed Strategy: Feed on sponges, tunicates, and in the aquarium on algae, coral, and occasionally other fish.
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal Citation: http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Pomacanthus&speciesname=annularis 6