Arabian angelfish

The Arabian Angelfish is a fish well known for its use in saltwater aquariums, even though it tends to be a shyer specimen compared to the other, sometimes aggressive, angelfish.

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The Arabian angelfish lives in the reef-associated, non-migratory, marine, depth range 3 - 30 m environment.

The Arabian Angelfish or Cresent Angelfish is unusually beautiful both as a juvenile and as an adult. Above is the adult coloration of this fish . More

Arabian Angelfish: One of the Most Sought After Angelfish Today = July 21, 2008 by Chrissy K Chrissy KChrissy K * Published Content: 1 * Total Views: 1 * More

Arabian angelfish, Pomacanthus asfur feeds mainly on sponges and tunicates plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unspecified algae (not available) juv./adults zoobenthos sponges/tunicates ascidians unspecified tunicates (not available) juv. More

The Arabian angelfish (Pomacanthus asfur) was photographed by Tom Ferguson, taken in Dania, FL. * Thumbnail © REEF 2007 | Terms of use | Site design by Ben Weintraub. More

Arabian Angelfish (Pomacanthus maculosus) in Hurghada, Red Sea Copyright: This image is available for use with credit to the photographer for non-commercial use. If you are interested in commercial use, please contact photobank@coral.org. More

The Arabian Angelfish, Pomacanthus asfur is a fish well known for its use in saltwater aquariums, even though it tends to be a shyer specimen compared to the other, sometimes aggressive, angelfish. More

The Arabian Angelfish is aggressive and territorial towards other similar fish, but will absolutely not tolerate other Asfur Angelfish. The Asfur Angelfish needs to be fed a meaty diet with lots of algae and marine sponges. More

Angelfish, however, the Arabian Angelfish is a darker blue and is smaller than the Blue Moon Angelfish. Also known as the Asfur Angelfish this fish occurs almost exclusively in the Red Sea and as a result prefers a higher than normal specific gravity. More

Common names

Arabian angelfish in English
Arabisk kejserfisk in Danish (dansk)
Poisson-ange demi-lune in French (français)
Pomacanthus asfur in Finnish (suomen kieli)

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Pomacanthidae
Genus : Pomacanthus
Species : Pomacanthus asfur
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