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Royal angelfish

Royal angelfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Pygoplites
Fraser-Brunner, 1933
Species:
P. diacanthus
Binomial name
Pygoplites diacanthus
(Boddaert, 1772)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chaetodon diacanthus Boddaert, 1772
  • Holacanthus diacanthus (Boddaert, 1772)

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. It is found in tropical Indo-Pacific oceans. It can grow as long as 25 cm (9.8 in).

  1. ^ Pyle, R.; Myers, R.F.; Rocha, L.A.; Craig, M.T. (2010). "Pygoplites diacanthus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165885A6157224. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165885A6157224.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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