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Ringed angelfish

Pomacanthus annularis (Bloch, 1787)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the ringed 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 ringed angelfish live?

Not recorded

Is the ringed 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 ringed angelfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyPomacanthidae
  6. genusPomacanthus
  7. SpeciesPomacanthus annularis (Bloch, 1787)

Synonyms Chaetodon annularis, Chaetodon vorticosus, Holacanthus pseudannularis, Pomacanthodes annularis

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • Blue-ringed angelfishEnglish
  • Bluering angelfishEnglish
  • Blueringed angelfishEnglish
  • Ringed angle fishEnglish
  • Peix àngel de anell blauCatalan
  • pomec prstenčitýCzech
  • Blåringet KejserfiskDanish
  • RingkaiserfischGerman
  • Pez Ángel de Anillo AzulSpanish
  • Poisson-ange à anneauFrench
  • KulibangbangIloko
  • Pesce angelo dall'anello bluItalian
  • ワヌケヤッコJapanese
  • Ustniczek pierscieniowatyPolish
  • Lebre anelarPortuguese
  • Ангел-анулярисRussian
  • CirkelkejsarfiskSwedish
  • ปลาสินสมุทรวงฟ้าThai
  • Paru-parang dagatFilipino
  • Comboroot
  • 藍環神仙Chinese
  • WanukeyakkoJapanese
  • Peixe-anjo-de-anel-azulPortuguese
  • ปลาสินสมุทรลายน้ำเงินThai
  • జటిప్యనroot
  • ലൊല്ല തെരെട്ടroot
  • ലോല തിരട്ടroot
  • Alibang-bangroot
  • Annularisroot
  • Bluestone annularisroot
  • Ikan babiroot
  • Ikan kambingroot
  • Jatipynaroot
  • Ketangroot
  • Lolla-terateroot
  • Nga-leik-pyarroot
  • Taring pelandokroot
  • 環紋刺蓋魚Chinese
  • 環紋蓋刺魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ringed 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

Angelfish

Pomacanthus arcuatus

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the ringed angelfish?

The ringed angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis) belongs to the family Pomacanthidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ringed angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ringed-angelfish

MLA

“Ringed angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ringed-angelfish.

BibTeX
@misc{ringed_angelfish_2026,
  title = {Ringed angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ringed-angelfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}