Pygoplites - Royal angelfish

Classification

Genus: Pygoplites - Royal angelfish
Family: Pomacanthidae - Marine angelfish
Order: Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

The royal angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus), or regal angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae, and the monotypic genus Pygoplites.

Species

Regal angelfish
(Pygoplites diacanthus)

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