Blue ring angelfish

Blue ring angelfish

Taxobox
name = Bluering angelfish


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Pomacanthidae
genus = "Pomacanthus"
species = "P. annularis"
binomial = "Pomacanthus annularis"
binomial_authority = (Bloch, 1787)

The bluering angelfish, "Pomacanthus annularis", is an angelfish of the family Pomacanthidae, found in the Indo-West Pacific oceans from East Africa, throughout Indonesia and New Guinea to New Caledonia, north to southern Japan.

In the aquarium

It is highly sought after and prized member of the "Pomacanthus" genus, composed of large marine angelfish. Bluering angelfish can reach up to 12 inches in the wild and often obtain lengths near that in captivity.

In the aquarium bluering angelfish are algae grazers but consume fish and coral flesh as well. They are known to eat shrimps and nibble on both LPS and SPS corals. Overall most seasoned reef aquarists do not recommend keeping this species in a reef aquarium due to these habits.

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