Pomacanthus arcuatus Gray 1831, the Gray Angelfish (1). A beauty as a juvenile (shown). Tropical west Atlantic, Bahamas to Brazil. To a foot and a half in length, friendly and long-lived in captivity. Juvenile and sub-adult, and adult in the wild.

Pomacanthus (Arusetta) asfur (Forsskal 1775), the Arabian or Crescent Angel (1). A fabulous beauty and centerpiece for very large systems. To sixteen inches in the wild. Red Sea on down to Arabian Sea and around Horn of Africa to Zanzibar. Juvenile and adult in captivity.

Pomacanthus chrysurus (Cuvier 1831), the Ear-Spot Angelfish (1). Found from the southern end of the Red Sea, down Africa's east coast to South Africa, but rarely in the trade, and that's a shame. To about thirteen inches in length. Below, juv.s in aquariums (7, 8 and 12 cm.), photos by Hiroyuki Tanaka. 

Pomacanthus (Arusetta) maculosus (Forsskal 1775), the Yellow-Band Angelfish. Very similar as adults and juveniles to Pomacanthus asfur, with told apart from their clear tails and smaller yellow body patch. To eighteen inches long. Red Sea, Persian Gulf to east African coast. Juvenile (7 cm.) in captivity by Hiroyuki Tanaka and adults in captivity and the wild pictured by RMF.

Pomacanthus paru (Bloch 1787), the French Angelfish (1). Another standard in the aquarium trade. Beautiful and hardy, and large (to fifteen inches in length and a foot tall). Tropical west Atlantic from the Bahamas to Brazil. Pictured: a three inch juvenile in captivity, foot long adult in Belize, and sixteen inch individual off Boynton Beach, Florida.

Pomacanthus rhomboides (Ruppell 1835), the Old Woman Angelfish (?). Rarely seen in the trade... not attractive as adults. From the lower third of the Red Sea down the east African coast to South Africa, around Madagascar. To eighteen inches long.

Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier 1831), the Koran or Semicircle Angelfish (1). A beauty from throughout its wide range, Indo-west Pacific eastward to Africa, but not the Red Sea. To about thirteen inches in length. At right, 1 and 7 cm. individuals by Hiroyuki Tanaka. Shown below: two, five and twelve inch individuals, the first two in captivity, the adult in Fiji.

Pomacanthus zonipectus (Gill 1862), the Cortez Angelfish (1) Susceptible to the scourge that is HLLE, but a beauty as a juvenile to mid-adult. To about fifteen inches total length. Tropical east Pacific, from upper Sea of Cortez down to the Galapagos. A juvenile in captivity and adult in the Sea of Cortez.

Pomacanthus (Euxiphipops) navarchus (Cuvier 1831), the Navarchus, Majestic or Blue-Girdled Angelfish (3). Found throughout the Indo-Australian Archipelago. To ten inches in length. Juvenile (2") and adult  (6") in aquarium shown.

Pomacanthus (Euxiphipops) sexstriatus (Cuvier 1831), the Six-Striped/Banded Angelfish (3). One of the largest angelfishes at some eighteen inches maximum length. Also found throughout the Indo-Australian Archipelago.  Juvenile in aquarium (3") and adult  (10") in Australia shown.

Pomacanthus (Euxiphipops) xanthometopon (Bleeker 1853), Yellow-Mask or Blue-Face Angelfish (3). Indo-west Pacific to the Maldives. To thirteen inches in length. At right, a 7 cm. individual in captivity, photo by Hiroyuki Tanaka. Below: Juvenile (3"), changeling (4") in captivity and foot long adult in the Maldives shown.