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Arabian angelfish

Pomacanthus asfur (Forsskål, 1775)

Status not recordedbony fish

The arabian angelfish (Pomacanthus asfur) is a species in the family Pomacanthidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the arabian angelfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the arabian angelfish live?

Not recorded

Is the arabian angelfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the arabian angelfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusPomacanthus
  7. SpeciesPomacanthus asfur (Forsskål, 1775)

Synonyms Arusetta asfur, Chaetodon asfur, Holacanthus asfur, Holacanthus coeruleus

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Peix àngel àrabCatalan
  • pomec půlměsíčitýCzech
  • Arabisk KejserfiskDanish
  • Halbmond-KaiserfischGerman
  • Pez ángel árabeSpanish
  • Poisson-ange demi-luneFrench
  • Pesce angelo semilunareItalian
  • Blauwe Bruid van de ZeeDutch
  • Peixe-anjo-árabePortuguese
  • Арабский ангелRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the arabian angelfish

Other species in the same genus Pomacanthus.

Emperor

Pomacanthus imperator

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Old woman

Pomacanthus maculosus

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Blue angel

Pomacanthus semicirculatus

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Angelfish

Pomacanthus paru

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the arabian angelfish?

The arabian angelfish (Pomacanthus asfur) belongs to the family Pomacanthidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Arabian angelfish (Pomacanthus asfur). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/arabian-angelfish

MLA

“Arabian angelfish (Pomacanthus asfur).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/arabian-angelfish.

BibTeX
@misc{arabian_angelfish_2026,
  title = {Arabian angelfish (Pomacanthus asfur)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/arabian-angelfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}