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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
Language: Afrikaans; Carolinian; Danish; Fijian; French; Gela; German; Ilokano; Japanese; Malay; Maldivian; Mandarin Chinese; Marshallese; Samoan; Surigaonon; Swedish; Tagalog; Tahitian; Tobian; Tongan; Visayan

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. Its 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 Map 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 <Unverified Name>[3]

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

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Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Acquario di Genova
Dierenpark Emmen
Tierpark Dählhölzli
Zoological Society of London

Distribution

American Samoa; Australia; Calamianes Islands; Chagos Islands; China; Christmas Island (Aust.); Comoros; Cook Islands; Coral Sea and GBR; Davao Gulf; Djibouti; Egypt; Erh-jen-shi; Fiji Islands; French Polynesia; Great Barrier Reef; Guam; Gulf of Aqaba; Hsiao-liu-chiu; Indian Ocean; Indian Ocean, Eastern; Indian Ocean, Western; Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.; Indonesia; Indonesian Sea; Japan; Jordan; Kenya; Kimbe Bay; Kuroshio Current; Lagonoy Gulf; Lingayen Gulf; Lutao Island; Madagascar; Malaysia; Maldives; Marshall Islands; Mauritius; Micronesia,Fed.States of; Milne Bay; Mozambique; New Caledonia; North Australian Shelf; North Marianas; Northwest Australian Shelf; Ogasawara Islands; Pacific Ocean; Pacific, Eastern Central; Pacific, Northwest; Pacific, Western Central; Palau; Panay Gulf; Papua New Guinea; Peng-hu Island; Philippines; Polynesian Waters; Ragay Gulf; Red Sea; Ryukyu Islands; Samoa; San Miguel Bay; Seychelles; Singapore; Somali Coastal Current; Somalia; South Africa; South China Sea; Spratly Islands; Sri Lanka; Sulu-Celebes Sea; Tahiti; Taiwan; Tanzania, United Rep. of; Thailand; Tonga; Tuamoto Islands; Tubbataha Reefs; Vanuatu; Verde Island Passage; Viet Nam; Yellow Sea;

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Citations

Species recognized by , , FishBase in Catalog of Life 2011
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
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011