Semicircle angelfish
Pomacanthus semicirculatus
- Usual depth1–77 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and June
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Pomacanthus semicirculatus, also known as the semicircled angelfish, Koran angelfish, blue angelfish, zebra angelfish or half-circled angelfish, is a species of ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish, in the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Pomacanthus semicirculatus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 24 records
- February: 13 records
- March: 18 records
- April: 38 records
- May: 51 records
- June: 47 records
- July: 13 records
- August: 24 records
- September: 20 records
- October: 23 records
- November: 20 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–77 m · Deepest record: 99 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Semicircle angelfish, Blue Angel, Blue Angelfish, Half-circled Angelfish, Koran Angelfish, Koran angelfish, Semicircle angelfish, semicircle angelfish, Semicircle anglefish, zebra angelfish, Zebra Angel-fish
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Koran-Kaiserfisch
- Spanish
- Pez ángel Koran
- French
- Chirurgien tabac, Poisson-ange à demi-cercles, Poisson ange bleu, Poisson ange bleu, Poisson-ange à demi-cercles
- Japanese
- Sazanami-yakko, Sazanamiyakko, サザナミヤッコ
- Thai
- ปลาสินสมุทรหางเส้น
- Simplified Chinese
- 半环刺盖鱼, 半環刺蓋魚, 疊波蓋刺魚, 藍紋神仙
Other scientific names: Holacanthus alternans, Holacanthus ignatius, Holacanthus lepidolepis, Holacanthus reginae, Holacanthus semicirculatus, Pomacanthops alternans, Pomacanthops caeruleus, Pomacanthops ignatius, Pomacanthops lasti, Pomacanthops poecilus, Pomacanthops reginae, Pomacanthops semicirculatus, Pomacanthus semicircularis
Similar species
- Emperor angelfish
Pomacanthus imperator
- Bluegirdle Angelfish
Pomacanthus navarchus
- Bluestone kambingan
Pomacanthus sexstriatus
- Blue-face Angelfish
Pomacanthus xanthometopon
Coral BeautyCentropyge bispinosa
Lemon PeelCentropyge flavissima
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,062 open-data records from 1831 to 2023.
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