Blue-girdled angelfish

Pomacanthus navarchus

''Pomacanthus navarchus'', the blue-girdled angelfish or majestic angelfish, is a marine angelfish from the Indo-Pacific region. ''P. navarchus'' is one of the smallest of the larger species of angelfish.
Bluegirdle Angelfish - Pomacanthus navarchus Yellow-orange with blue spots and blue lips; deep blue broad girdl wraps body from nape to ventral fins along belly and curving up to above base of tail. Angelfish,Bluegirdle Angelfish,Fish,Indonesia,Komodo,Pomacanthus navarchus

Appearance

It grows to a size of 41 centimetres in length, but usually much smaller, and can live to be up to 21 years old. Younger fish stay closer to the shallows, but the more mature fish can be found up to 120 feet deep. Majestic Angelfish eat mainly sponges and tunicates. Juvenile fish are mostly blue in color with white stripes. As they mature, they take on a yellow coloration on the flanks, dorsal fin, and tail.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderAcanthuriformes
FamilyPomacanthidae
GenusPomacanthus
SpeciesP. navarchus
Photographed in
Indonesia