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Blue angel

Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831)

Status not recordedbony fish

The blue angel (Pomacanthus semicirculatus) is a species in the family Pomacanthidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the blue angel

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 blue angel live?

Not recorded

Is the blue angel 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 blue angel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusPomacanthus
  7. SpeciesPomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831)

Synonyms Holacanthus alternans, Holacanthus alternans meleagris, Holacanthus ignatius, Holacanthus lasti, Holacanthus lepidolepis, Holacanthus poecilus, Holacanthus reginae, Holacanthus semicirculatus, Pomacanthops alternans, Pomacanthops caeruleus, Pomacanthops ignatius, Pomacanthops lasti, Pomacanthops poecilus, Pomacanthops reginae, Pomacanthops semicirculatus, Pomacanthus semicircularis

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • Blue angelfishEnglish
  • Half-circled angelfishEnglish
  • Koran angelfishEnglish
  • Semicircle angelfishEnglish
  • Semicircle anglefishEnglish
  • Zebra angel-fishEnglish
  • Zebra angelfishEnglish
  • Peix àngel de brànquies blavesCatalan
  • Boray-borayCebuano
  • pomec azurovýCzech
  • KoranfiskDanish
  • Koran-KaiserfischGerman
  • Pez ángel KoranSpanish
  • lati ni davetaFijian
  • Chirurgien tabacFrench
  • Pesce angelo semicerchioItalian
  • サザナミヤッコJapanese
  • IngguMalay
  • Ustniczek królewski a. ustniczek zmiennyPolish
  • Lebre semi-circularPortuguese
  • Полукруглая рыба-ангелRussian
  • KorankejsarfiskSwedish
  • ปลาสินสมุทรหางเส้นThai
  • Tapelroot
  • 藍紋神仙Chinese
  • Koran-kejserfiskDanish
  • Poisson ange bleuFrench
  • Poisson-ange à demi-cerclesFrench
  • Pesce angelo parentesi tondaItalian
  • Sazanami-yakkoJapanese
  • Ikan babiMalay
  • Taring pelandokMalay
  • Peixe-anjo-semicírculoPortuguese
  • Bluestone biasaroot
  • Bluestone rotiroot
  • Halfsirkel-engelvisroot
  • Koran Angelroot
  • Paru-parung dagatroot
  • 半环刺盖鱼Chinese
  • 半環刺蓋魚Chinese
  • 疊波蓋刺魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blue angel

Other species in the same genus Pomacanthus.

Emperor

Pomacanthus imperator

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Old woman

Pomacanthus maculosus

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Angelfish

Pomacanthus paru

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Angelfish

Pomacanthus arcuatus

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blue angel?

The blue angel (Pomacanthus semicirculatus) belongs to the family Pomacanthidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue angel (Pomacanthus semicirculatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-angel

MLA

“Blue angel (Pomacanthus semicirculatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-angel.

BibTeX
@misc{blue_angel_2026,
  title = {Blue angel (Pomacanthus semicirculatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-angel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}