| Gray angelfish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Pomacanthidae |
| Genus: | Pomacanthus |
| Species: | P. arcuatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pomacanthus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The gray angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus), grey angelfish or black angelfish, is a large angelfish of the family Pomacanthidae, found in the western Atlantic from New England to the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and also the Bahamas, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean, including the Antilles, at depths of between 2 and 30 m. With a length up to 60 cm, this is the largest species of marine angelfish. It weighs about 2.0 kg. It feeds mainly on sponges. It is usually found in warm water, in coral reefs, and in oceans.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Pomacanthus arcuatus" in FishBase. June 2006 version.
External links
- Photos of Gray angelfish on Sealife Collection