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Angelfishes

Bicolor Angelfish
(Centropyge bicolor)
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Bicolor Angelfish
Bicolor Angelfish distribution map The Bicolor Angelfish (or Blue and Gold Angelfish) has distinctive half yellow and half blue markings. It has a blue patch above the eye and large adults also have an orange spot around the gills.. Read more >
Blue Angelfish
(Pomacanthus semicirculatus)
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Blue Angelfish
Blue Angelfish distribution map The Blue Angelfish is yellow to brownish with small blue spots on body. The snout is paler, and the edges of the fins are blue. The dorsal and anal fins end in a long filament with yellow tips. Juveniles are blue-black with concentric blue-white... Read more >
Emperor Angelfish
(Pomacanthus imperator)
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Emperor Angelfish
Emperor Angelfish distribution map The Emperor Angelfish is a beautiful fish with many blue and yellow stripes and black mask edged with blue around the eyes. The dorsal fin is serrated with pale edge. The snout is pale blue. Juveniles look completely different with pale concentric... Read more >
Regal Angelfish
(Pygoplites diacanthus)
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Regal Angelfish
Regal Angelfish distribution map The Regal Angelfish is a beautiful tropical angelfish with yellow, black, white and blue vertical stripes and yellow tail. The dorsal fin is blue with black markings and the anal fin has yellow and blue stripes. Juveniles are orange yellow with... Read more >

Butterflyfishes

Beaked Coralfish
(Chelmon rostratus)
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Beaked Coralfish
Beaked Coralfish distribution map The Beaked Coralfish is white with three bright vertical orange bands. It has a very long white beak and dark "eye" spot (ocellis) on the dorsal fin. Adults are usually seen swimming in pairs. Juveniles remain well hidden and are usually solitary. Read more >
Forcepsfish
(Forcipiger flavissimus)
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Forcepsfish
Forcepsfish distribution map The Forcepsfish is a kind of Butterflyfish. The body is mainly yellow with black spot on anal fin near the tail. The upper half of head and snout is black with black going through the eye. The lower part of head and snout is whitish. (There is... Read more >
Longnose Butterflyfish
(Forcipiger longirostris)
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Longnose Butterflyfish
Longnose Butterflyfish distribution map The Longnose Butterflyfish has yellow body with black spot on anal fin near the tail. The upper half of head and snout is black with black covering the whole eye The lower part of head and snout is silvery white. It has a longer snout than the... Read more >