Pomacanthus sexstriatus

Pomacanthus sexstriatus

Taxonomical systematics

Scientific name

Pomacanthus (Euxiphipops) sexstriatus (Cuvier, 1831)

Synonyms

Holacanthus sexstriatus Cuvier, 1831

Euxiphipops sexstriatus (Cuvier, 1831)

Common names

Six-Bar Angelfish, Six-Banded Angelfish

Subgenus

Euxiphipops Fraser-Bruner, 1934

Genus

Pomacanthus Lacepède, 1803

Family

Pomacanthidae

Order

Perciformes

Class

Actinopterygii

Phylum

Chordata

Local ecology

Distribution

Tropical Western Pacific Ocean, Great Barrier Reef, Tropical Eastern Indian Ocean.

Biological characteristics

Maximum size

46cm TL

 

Six-Bar Angelfish Pomacanthus sexstriatus at Lady Elliot Island, Queensland.

 

 

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