In the spotlight
Un retour à l'océan pour Ripple, la tortue caouanne
La tortue caouanne, recueillie par Nausicaá en janvier 2026 retrouve l'océan après un séjour au centre de soins de l'Aquarium La Rochelle.
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.
