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Identity card
Emperor angelfish
- Scientific name:
- Pomacanthus imperator
- Family:
- Pomacanthidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- 1787 - Marcus Elieser Bloch
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- CITES-status:
Non listé
- Distribution:
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Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, East Africa, Japan, New Caledonia, Great Barrier Reef, Tuamotu Islands; absent from the Marquesas Islands and Easter Island.
- Habitat:
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Rich coral reefs, clear lagoons, channels, outer slopes; depth 1 to 100 m.
- Size:
Up to 40 cm; maturity around 25 cm.
- Diet:
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Sponges, tunicates, encrusting organisms; sometimes cleaner of large fish.
- Longevity:
Up to 14 years old.
