Species Profiles
2402 articles- Clipperton Angel Care GuideHolacanthus limbaughi is a marine angelfish endemic to Clipperton Island in the Eastern Pacific, listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN.
- King Angel Care GuideHolacanthus passer is an Eastern Pacific marine angelfish ranging from the Gulf of California to Peru, listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
- Rock Beauty Care GuideHolacanthus tricolor is a Western Atlantic marine angelfish with a sponge-dominated diet that makes it challenging to keep; IUCN Least Conce
- Majestic Angelfish (Pomacanthus navarchus) Care GuidePomacanthus navarchus is an Indo-Pacific marine angelfish of the family Pomacanthidae, reaching about 28 cm and feeding largely on sponges a
- Cortez Angelfish (Pomacanthus zonipectus) Care GuidePomacanthus zonipectus is an eastern Pacific marine angelfish from the Gulf of California, reaching about 46 cm and feeding heavily on spong
- Yellow Bar Angel (Pomacanthus maculosus) Care GuidePomacanthus maculosus, the yellowbar angelfish, is a large angel of the Persian Gulf and Western Indian Ocean that can live for decades.
- Half-Moon Angel (Pomacanthus asfur) Care GuidePomacanthus asfur, the Arabian angelfish, is a Red Sea and Gulf of Aden angel with a bold yellow band that feeds mainly on sponges and tunic
- Eared Angel (Pomacanthus chrysurus) Care GuidePomacanthus chrysurus, the goldtail angelfish, is a Western Indian Ocean angel that is seldom seen in the aquarium trade.
- Koran Angel (Pomacanthus semicirculatus) Care GuidePomacanthus semicirculatus, the semicircle or Koran angelfish, is a large Indo-West Pacific angel whose juveniles bear distinctive white hal
- Gray Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus) Care GuidePomacanthus arcuatus, the gray angelfish, is one of the largest Western Atlantic angels, a sponge-eater whose juveniles serve as cleaners.
- French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) Care GuidePomacanthus paru, the French angelfish, is a large Western Atlantic angel whose juveniles act as cleaners and whose adults feed largely on s
- Blue-faced Angel (Pomacanthus xanthometopon) Care GuidePomacanthus xanthometopon, the yellowface angelfish, is a large Indo-Pacific angel that feeds on sponges and tunicates and is not reef-safe.
- Zebra Angel (Genicanthus caudovittatus) Care GuideGenicanthus caudovittatus is a reef-safe swallowtail angel from the Red Sea and Western Indian Ocean, feeding on plankton several metres abo
- Bellus Angel (Genicanthus bellus) Care GuideGenicanthus bellus, the ornate or bellus angelfish, is a deep-water reef-safe swallowtail angel from the Indo-Pacific with strong sexual dic
- Spot-Breasted Angel (Genicanthus melanospilos) Care GuideGenicanthus melanospilos is a reef-safe swallowtail angel from the Western Pacific, strongly sexually dichromatic and a midwater plankton fe
- Lamarck's Angel (Genicanthus lamarck) Care GuideGenicanthus lamarck is a planktivorous swallowtail angelfish from the Indo-West Pacific, known for sexual dichromatism and reef-safe feeding
- Keyhole Angel (Centropyge tibicen) Care GuideCentropyge tibicen, the keyhole angel, is the largest dwarf angelfish, a black Western Pacific species with a white flank spot, commonly tra
- Hotumatua Angel (Centropyge hotumatua) Care GuideCentropyge hotumatua is a dwarf angelfish from the remote southeastern Pacific, ranging around Easter Island, Pitcairn and Rapa. It is rarel
- Mango Angel Care GuideCentropyge shepardi is a western Pacific dwarf angelfish from the Marianas with an apricot-orange body and blue fin margins in males.
- Pearlscale Angel Care GuideCentropyge vroliki is an Indo-Pacific dwarf angelfish with a pale pearlescent body darkening toward the tail, feeding on algae and sponges.
- Japanese Pygmy Angel Care GuideCentropyge interrupta is a cool-water western Pacific dwarf angelfish with an orange body and blue spots, native to southern Japan.
- African Flameback Angel Care GuideCentropyge acanthops is a small western Indian Ocean dwarf angelfish with golden-yellow upperparts and a deep blue lower body.
- Eibl's Angel Care GuideCentropyge eibli is a grey dwarf angelfish with rusty bars and a black tail from the eastern Indian Ocean, mimicked by a surgeonfish.
- Herald's Yellow Angel Care GuideCentropyge heraldi is a solid yellow Pacific dwarf angelfish that grazes filamentous algae on outer reef slopes.
- Multibarred Angel Care GuideCentropyge multifasciata is a shy Indo-Pacific dwarf angelfish with black vertical bars on a white body, often placed in the genus Paracentr
- Resplendent Angel Care GuideCentropyge resplendens is a small dwarf angelfish endemic to Ascension Island, blue-bodied with yellow markings and a yellow tail.
- Potter's Angel Care GuideCentropyge potteri is a Hawaiian dwarf angelfish with an orange body and fine blue lines that feeds on algae and detritus.
- Biafra Doctorfish Care GuidePrionurus biafraensis is an Eastern Atlantic surgeonfish from the Gulf of Guinea with a compressed grey body and bony caudal plates.
- Razorback Tang Care GuidePrionurus laticlavius is a large Eastern Pacific surgeonfish with bony caudal plates and a yellow tail, feeding on algae in shallow reefs.
- Indian Gold-Ring Bristletooth Care GuideCtenochaetus truncatus is an Indian Ocean bristletooth surgeonfish with a yellow eye-ring and spotted brown body that grazes detritus and al
- Two-spot Bristletooth Care GuideCtenochaetus binotatus is an Indo-Pacific bristletooth surgeonfish with two dark fin spots that grazes detritus and algal films.
- Tomini Tang Care GuideCtenochaetus tominiensis is a small Western Pacific bristletooth surgeonfish, yellowish-brown with a white tail and yellow fin margins, reac
- Lopez's Unicornfish Care GuideNaso lopezi is a slender Western Pacific unicornfish without a horn, densely spotted above and white below, feeding on zooplankton and reach
- Vlaming's Unicornfish Care GuideNaso vlamingii is an Indo-Pacific unicornfish with a bulbous snout and blue markings it can intensify, feeding on zooplankton and reaching a
- Spotted Unicornfish Care GuideNaso brevirostris is an Indo-Pacific unicornfish with a long forehead horn; juveniles graze algae while adults feed on zooplankton, reaching
- Indian Naso Tang Care GuideNaso elegans is an Indian Ocean unicornfish with a grey body, yellow dorsal fin and orange caudal plates, feeding on brown algae and reachin
- Sohal Tang Care GuideAcanthurus sohal is a Red Sea and Persian Gulf surgeonfish with black-and-pale stripes and blue fin margins, very territorial, reaching 40 c
- Indian Mimic Tang Care GuideAcanthurus tristis is an Indian Ocean surgeonfish whose juveniles are Batesian mimics of Centropyge eibli; adults are brown and reach 25 cm.
- Mimic Lemonpeel Tang Care GuideAcanthurus pyroferus is an Indo-Pacific surgeonfish whose juveniles mimic Centropyge angelfish; adults are yellowish-brown and reach 29 cm.
- Chronixis Mimic Tang Care GuideAcanthurus chronixis is a rare Western Pacific surgeonfish possibly endemic to Kapingamarangi Atoll, reaching about 28 cm and listed by IUCN
- Whitefreckled Tang Care GuideAcanthurus maculiceps is an Indo-Pacific surgeonfish with a dark body finely speckled on the head, grazing algae and detritus and reaching a
- Powder Black Tang Care GuideAcanthurus nigricans is an Indo-Pacific surgeonfish with a bluish-black body and white cheek patch, feeding on filamentous algae and reachin
- Lined Tang Care GuideAcanthurus lineatus is a highly territorial Indo-Pacific surgeonfish with black-edged blue and yellow stripes, reaching 38 cm and bearing a
- Atlantic Blue Tang Care GuideAcanthurus coeruleus is a Western Atlantic surgeonfish that changes from a yellow juvenile to a blue adult, feeds entirely on algae and reac
- Orange-shoulder Tang Care GuideAcanthurus olivaceus is an Indo-Pacific surgeonfish with a striking orange shoulder bar, reaching 35 cm and grazing on detritus and algae.
- White-cheek Tang (Acanthurus japonicus) Care GuideAcanthurus japonicus is an Indo-West Pacific surgeonfish with a white face band and orange dorsal stripe, grazing algae on clear lagoon and
- Black Long-nose Tang (Zebrasoma rostratum) Care GuideZebrasoma rostratum, the longnose surgeonfish, is an all-black Pacific tang with a protruding snout that grazes filamentous algae on lagoon
- Gem Tang (Zebrasoma gemmatum) Care GuideZebrasoma gemmatum, the gem tang, is a rare deep-water surgeonfish from the southwestern Indian Ocean, dark brown with numerous white spots
- Desjardin's Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma desjardinii) Care GuideZebrasoma desjardinii is a large Indian Ocean surgeonfish with a tall dorsal and anal sail and an intricate barred pattern, needing a spacio
- Ambon Chromis (Chromis amboinensis) Care GuideChromis amboinensis is a western Pacific damselfish of coral-rich reefs, abundant on steep outer slopes below 24 m and forming feeding aggre