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French angelfish at Belize coral reef French angelfish swim above shallow coral reef, Belize Barrier reef, Stann Creek District, Belize Belize,Caribbean Sea,Dangriga,French Angelfish,Pomacanthus paru,Shallow Reef,coral reef,fish,marine animals,reef Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

French angelfish at Belize coral reef

French angelfish swim above shallow coral reef, Belize Barrier reef, Stann Creek District, Belize

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  1. What a fantastic color patterns these fish have, never seen then before. Posted 13 years ago

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The French Angelfish, "Pomacanthus paru", is a large angelfish of the family Pomacanthidae, found in the western Atlantic from Florida and the Bahamas to Brazil, and also the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, including the Antilles, and the eastern Atlantic from around Ascension Island and St. Paul's Rocks, at depths of between 2 and 100 m. Length is up to 41 cm.

Similar species: Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Tony Rath

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Uploaded Oct 21, 2011. Captured Oct 21, 2011 11:18.
  • Canon EOS D60
  • f/9.5
  • 1/60s
  • ISO200
  • 16mm