Blue-girdled angelfish

Blue-girdled angelfish

 

Scientific name : Pomacanthus navarchus

 

Family : Pomacanthidae (angelfish, 91 species)
Size : Up to 28 cm
Distribution : Indonesia and the western Pacific

 

Biology : Probably one of the most beautiful angelfish with its mosaic coat. It is a solitary fish, feeding on various invertebrates that it picks up from the bottom. It is hermaphroditic: at the start of its life, it is female, then transforms into a male.

 

IUCN status : Least concern