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Least Concern

Angelfish

Pomacanthus maculosus

Pomacanthus maculosus, the yellowbar angelfish (also called the half-moon, yellow-marked, yellowband or yellow-blotched angelfish), is a marine angelfish in the family Pomacanthidae. It is native to the western Indian Ocean and has more recently been recorded in the eastern Mediterranean.

Family

Pomacanthidae

Avg Size

30-50 cm

Habitat

It is found between depths of 4 and 50 metres, leading a solitary life in sheltered places where coral and silt are mixed together.

Behaviour

Sponges and tunicates make up most of its diet, with other invertebrates eaten when convenient. Females reach maturity at about 5.5 years and roughly 21.6 cm in length, and the species may live as long as 36 years. Divers describe it as inquisitive rather than wary. Being a protogynous hermaphrodite, an older female can change into a male when males run short, and the larvae are planktonic.

Angelfish

Where & When to See It

Ras Abu Helal

occasional
Year Round

Three Pools

occasional
Year Round

Gota Kebir

occasional
Year Round

Habili Ali

occasional
Year Round

Habili Gaffar

occasional
Year Round

The Caves

occasional
Year Round

Elphinstone

occasional
Year Round

Abu Ghalawa

occasional
Year Round

Gota Soraya

occasional
Year Round

Eel Gardens

occasional
Year Round

Sha'ab Samadai (Dolphin House)

occasional
Year Round

The Canyon

occasional
Year Round

Shaab Claudia

occasional
Year Round

South Ras Abu Galum

occasional
Year Round

Lighthouse

occasional
Year Round

Abu Dabbab

occasional
Year Round

Moray Garden - Golden Blocks

occasional
Year Round

Shaab Sataya

occasional
Year Round

Soma Bay Garden

occasional
Year Round

Napoleon Reef

occasional
Year Round

North Gabr El Bint

occasional
Year Round

North Ras Abu Galum

occasional
Year Round

Blue Hole - El Bells

occasional
Year Round

Fury Shoals

occasional
Year Round

Umm Kharalim

occasional
Year Round

Laguna Reef

common
Year Round

Middle Garden

common
Year Round

Panorama Reef

common
Year Round

Paradise

common
Year Round

Pinky Wall

common
Year Round

Ras Burg

common
Year Round

Ras Disha

common
Year Round

Ras Ghamila

common
Year Round

Ras Ghozlani

common
Year Round

Ras Katy

common
Year Round

Ras Nasrani

common
Year Round

Ras Zaatar

common
Year Round

Rocky Island

common
Year Round

Salem Express

common
Year Round

Shaab Eshta

common
Year Round

Shaab Petra

common
Year Round

Shaab Sabina

common
Year Round

Shark & Yolanda Reef

common
Year Round

Shark Observatory

common
Year Round

Shark's Bay

common
Year Round

Small Crack

common
Year Round

Small Giftun

common
Year Round

Sodfa

common
Year Round

Far Garden

common
Year Round

Abu Hashish

common
Year Round

Abu Kifan

common
Year Round

Abu Ramada North

common
Year Round

Abu Ramada South

common
Year Round

Amphoras

common
Year Round

Banana Reef

common
Year Round

Belina Wreck

common
Year Round

Big Giftun

common
Year Round

Dunraven (Beacon Rock)

common
Year Round

Eel Garden

common
Year Round

El Erug

common
Year Round

El Fanadir

common
Year Round

El Fanous West

common
Year Round

El Mina Wreck

common
Year Round

Erg Abu Ramada

common
Year Round

Erg Sabina

common
Year Round

Erg Somaya

common
Year Round

Fiddle Garden

common
Year Round

Gordon Reef

common
Year Round

Gota Abu Ramada

common
Year Round

Hamda

common
Year Round

Jackfish Alley

common
Year Round

Jackson Reef

common
Year Round

Kormoran

common
Year Round

Temple

common
Year Round

The Alternatives

common
Year Round

The Islands

common
Year Round

Thomas Reef

common
Year Round

Tower

common
Year Round

Turft El Shahed

common
Year Round

Turtle Bay

common
Year Round

Turtle Reef

common
Year Round

Woodhouse Reef

common
Year Round

Ras Bob

common
Year Round

White Knight

common
Year Round

Zabargad Island

common
Year Round

Near Garden

common
Year Round

Ras Um Sid

common
Year Round

Shaab Eissa

common
Year Round

Shabrur Um Gamar

abundant
Year Round

Umm Gamar North

abundant
Year Round

Umm Gamar South

abundant
Year Round

Careless Reef

abundant
Year Round

Shag Rock (Kingston)

abundant
Year Round

Shaab El Erg

abundant
Year Round

Abu Nuhas

abundant
Year Round

Giannis D

abundant
Year Round

The Barge at Bluff Point

abundant
Year Round

Shaab Abu Nugar

abundant
Year Round

Chrisoula K

abundant
Year Round

Bluff Point

abundant
Year Round

The Ulysses

abundant
Year Round

Thistlegorm

abundant
Year Round

Kimon M

abundant
Year Round

Carnatic

abundant
Year Round

Rosalie Moller

abundant
Year Round

Siyul Kebira

abundant
Year Round

SS Turkia

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