Sixbar angelfish (Pomacanthus sexstriatus)

Pomacanthus sexstriatus

The sixbar angelfish, also known as the six banded angelfish, is a marine angelfish, with an easily recognisable yellow body with black vertical stripes, one white vertical stripe on each side of its black head, fluorescent blue spots on the body, fins and tail and fluorescent blue lines on the top and bottom fin and tail.

Appearance

The sixbar angelfish can grow to a maximum size of 46 cm in the ocean, though only around 30 cm in captivity.

Six Banded Angelfish - Pomacanthus sextriatus The Six-Banded Angelfish - Pomacanthus sextriatus has tan with blue scale centers and 6 dark bars; head dark blue with white bar behind eye, blue spotting dorsal, anal and tail fins. Angelfish,Anilao,Batangas,Fish,Geotagged,Philippines,Pomacanthus sexstriatus,Sixbar angelfish,Winter

Distribution

They are common in South Pacific reefs, most commonly the Great Barrier Reef of Australia's north-east coast.

Sixbar Angelfish It grows up to 46 cm long. Is tan with blue scale centers and 6 dark bars. Head dark blue with white bar behind the eye. Blue spotting in dorsal, anal and tail fins.
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Food

The sixbar angelfish is an omnivore, eating sponges, corals and algae, and is also known to eat other fishes' eggs.

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Taxonomy
Kingdom	Animalia
Division	Chordata
Class	Actinopterygii
Order	Acanthuriformes
Family	Pomacanthidae
Genus	Pomacanthus
Species	P. sexstriatus

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