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Gray angelfish

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Pomacanthus

Higher classification
  
Pomacanthus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Pomacanthidae

Scientific name
  
Pomacanthus arcuatus

Rank
  
Species

Gray angelfish Gray Angelfish at Victory Reef Cat Cay

Similar
  
French angelfish, Pomacanthus, Pomacanthidae, Queen angelfish, Holacanthus

The gray angelfish, grey angelfish or black angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus) 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. Length is up to 60 cm. It weighs about 2.0 kg. It feeds mainly on sponges, it is usually found in warm water, in coral reefs, and in oceans.

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References

Gray angelfish Wikipedia