Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ecbce6e9-434d-472c-88e9-8ecf059af547

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http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Pomacanthus semicirculatus
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Species presence: Recorded In Australia; Marine Habitats

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Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
Image by: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
Rights: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO

Description

The Blue Angelfish has a deep compressed body. It is yellow to brownish with small blue spots on body. There is a bright blue ring around the eye. The preopercular spine and margins of the operculum and preoperculum are bright blue. The margins of the ventral fins and median fins fins are bright blue.... source: Australian Museum Factsheets

The Blue Angelfish is yellow to brownish with small blue spots on body. The snout is paler, and the edges of the fins are blue. The dorsal and anal fins end in a long filament with yellow tips. Juveniles are blue-black with concentric blue-white semi-circles source: OZ Animals

Online resources

Australian Museum Factsheets: Description, Distribution, Morphology, Habitat
Australian National Fish Collection Images: Authoritative image
Encyclopedia of Life: Description, Video Page Url, Images
Lizard Island Research Station: Images, Occurrence record
OZ Animals: Description, Distribution, Morphology, Habitat, Diet
Reef Life Survey Images: Images, Occurrence record
Seafood Services Australia: CAAB Code, Author

Species Lists

RLS profile v3: Frequency: 0.891; Abundance: 1.25; Behaviour: Cave dwelling species that moves slowly about within a home range.; Description: Blue angelfish with projecting filaments at rear of dorsal and anal fins, bright blue spots extending from relatively pale cental body to darker tail, bright blue opercular spine, and bright blue margins of fins and operculum.; Range: 1269.605; Invasive: Not known to be invasive; Threats: Overharvesting for aquarium trade; IUCN_Threat_status: Least Concern; Diet: Omnivore; Common_Name: Half-circled angelfish;Blue Angelfish; semicircle angelfish

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Names and sources

Accepted name	Source
Pomacanthus semicirculatus	Australian Faunal Directory

Synonyms

Synonyms	Source
Holacanthus semicirculatus Cuvier, 1831	Australian Faunal Directory
Holacanthus semicirculatus Cuvier, 1831	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1831. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons Paris : Levrault Vol. 7 pp. 531 pp. pls 170-208
Pomacanthops semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831)	Australian Faunal Directory
Pomacanthops semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831)	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. Vol. 89 (1) pp. 11-127

Common Names

Common name	Source
Blue Angelfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Seafood Services Australia OZ Animals Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota
Blue Angel Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Half-circled Angelfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Koran Angelfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Semicircle Angelfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Zebra Angel-fish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Half-circled Angelfish, Koran Angelfish, Semicircle Angelfish, Zebra Angel-fish. Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	OZ Animals

Working classification

kingdom: ANIMALIA

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Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831)

Blue Angelfish