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Identity card
Yellowbar angelfish
- Scientific name:
- Pomacanthus maculosus
- Family:
- Pomacanthidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- 1775 - Peter Forsskål
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Red Sea, Persian Gulf, East African coastline as far as Mozambique, Seychelles, Eastern Mediterranean (Lessepsian species).
- Habitat:
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Coral or rocky areas, sheltered muddy bays; depth of 4 to 70 m.
- Size:
Up to 50 cm; average size: 20 cm.
- Diet:
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Sponges, sea squirts, shrimp, worms, seaweed; juveniles: amphipods and small invertebrates.
