Angelfish Profiles

• Scientific Name: Pomacanthus xanthometopan
  
• Other Common Names: Yellowface Angel.
  

• A beautiful fish for the more experienced aquarist, it should be provided with plenty of space to swim as well as hiding places. This fish will be shy at first, but will expose itself more over time if it is not bullied by its tank mates.

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• Scientific Name: Holacanthus arcuatus
  
• Other Common Names: Bandit Angelfish, Black and White Banded Angelfish, Black Banded Angelfish.
  
• Guide Care Rating: 4 Stars

This is a distinctive and hard to come by species. It primarily inhabits Hawaiian water reefs past 80 feet, but sometimes may be found seasonally in shallower waters. Due to the depths at which this angel resides, decompression sickness results if specimens are not handled properly when collected. For this reason it's important to know the signs of this illness in a fish before you buy one.

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• Scientific Name: Centropyge bispinosus
  
• Other Common Names: Twospined Angelfish, Dusky Angelfish
  
• Guide Care Rating: 2 Stars

A popular dwarf species for aquariums that grows to about 3.9 inches, this hardy angelfish makes a nice addition with its vibrant orange and deep purplish-blue colors.

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• Scientific Name: Centropyge eibli
  
• Other Common Names: Orangelined Angelfish
  
• Guide Care Rating: 2 Stars

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• Scientific Name: Centropyge fisheri
  
• Other Common Names: None Known
  
• Guide Care Rating: 2 Stars

The naming of this species honors zoologist Walter K. Fisher, who studied Hawaiian starfishes and birds in the years around 1902. Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, including Johnston Atoll, the Fisher's Angel is one of the smallest of the dwarf species, only attaining about 2.4 inches in size.

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• Scientific Name: Centropyge loriculus
  
• Other Common Names: Red Angelfish
  
• Guide Care Rating: 2 Stars

The Flame Angel is an unmistakable species due to its vibrant red color. Specimens found in the Western-Pacific area around the Hawaiian Islands are much deeper red in color, while those of the Indo-Pacific region are more red-orange in color.

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• Scientific Name: Centropyge flavissimus
  
• Other Common Names: None Known
  
• Guide Care Rating: 3 Stars

Often confused with the Herald's or False Lemonpeel Angelfish (C. heraldi), although both species do have similar chrome-yellow colored bodies, it is primarily the true Lemonpeel's blue-ringed eyes that identify it as such.

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• Scientific Name: Centropyge potteri
  
• Other Common Names: None Known
  
• Guide Care Rating: 2 Stars

An endemic species to the Hawaiian Islands region, the naming of the Potter's Angelfish honors the memory of Mr. Frederick A. Potter (1874-1961), who served from 1903 to 1940 as the first director of the Waikiki Aquarium.

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• Scientific Name: Pygoplites diacanthus
• Other Common Names: None Known
• Guide Care Rating: 3 Stars

Selecting a Regal Angelfish should be done very carefully. This species typically does not adapt easily to aquarium life, with individuals often refusing to accept foods offered.

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