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.
Where & When to See It
Ras Abu Helal
Three Pools
Gota Kebir
Habili Ali
Habili Gaffar
The Caves
Elphinstone
Abu Ghalawa
Gota Soraya
Eel Gardens
Sha'ab Samadai (Dolphin House)
The Canyon
Shaab Claudia
South Ras Abu Galum
Lighthouse
Abu Dabbab
Moray Garden - Golden Blocks
Shaab Sataya
Soma Bay Garden
Napoleon Reef
North Gabr El Bint
North Ras Abu Galum
Blue Hole - El Bells
Fury Shoals
Umm Kharalim
Laguna Reef
Middle Garden
Panorama Reef
Paradise
Pinky Wall
Ras Burg
Ras Disha
Ras Ghamila
Ras Ghozlani
Ras Katy
Ras Nasrani
Ras Zaatar
Rocky Island
Salem Express
Shaab Eshta
Shaab Petra
Shaab Sabina
Shark & Yolanda Reef
Shark Observatory
Shark's Bay
Small Crack
Small Giftun
Sodfa
Far Garden
Abu Hashish
Abu Kifan
Abu Ramada North
Abu Ramada South
Amphoras
Banana Reef
Belina Wreck
Big Giftun
Dunraven (Beacon Rock)
Eel Garden
El Erug
El Fanadir
El Fanous West
El Mina Wreck
Erg Abu Ramada
Erg Sabina
Erg Somaya
Fiddle Garden
Gordon Reef
Gota Abu Ramada
Hamda
Jackfish Alley
Jackson Reef
Kormoran
Temple
The Alternatives
The Islands
Thomas Reef
Tower
Turft El Shahed
Turtle Bay
Turtle Reef
Woodhouse Reef
Ras Bob
White Knight
Zabargad Island
Near Garden
Ras Um Sid
Shaab Eissa
Shabrur Um Gamar
Umm Gamar North
Umm Gamar South
Careless Reef
Shag Rock (Kingston)
Shaab El Erg
Abu Nuhas
Giannis D
The Barge at Bluff Point
Shaab Abu Nugar
Chrisoula K
Bluff Point
The Ulysses
Thistlegorm
Kimon M
Carnatic
Rosalie Moller
Siyul Kebira
SS Turkia