Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Pomacanthidae > Pygoplites > Pygoplites diacanthus

Pygoplites diacanthus (Royal empress angelfish; Royal empress angel; Royal angelfish; Regal angelfish pasific; Regal angelfish; Empress angelfish; Blue-banded angelfish; Bluebanded angelfish; Angelfish)

Synonyms: Chaetodon diacanthus; Holacanthus diacanthus; Pomacanthus diacanthus; Pygoplites boddaerti; Pygoplites dux
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Wikipedia Abstract

The royal angelfish or regal angelfish, Pygoplites diacanthus, is a species of marine angelfish of the family Pomacanthidae, and the monotypic genus Pygoplites. It is found in tropical Indo-Pacific oceans. It can grow as long as 25 cm.
View Wikipedia Record: Pygoplites diacanthus

Attributes

Maximum Longevity [1]  15 years

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Christmas Island National Park II 21698 Christmas Island, Australia

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Aplysilla pallida (sponge)[2]

Predators

Aethaloperca rogaa (Rockcod)[2]
Octopus cyanea (big blue octopus)[2]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Duosphincter zancli[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
2Clownfish and their Host Anemones ;; NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program
3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0