The bluering angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis), also known as the annularis angelfish and the blue king angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the familyPomacanthidae.[3] It is member of the genus Pomacanthus, composed of large marine angelfish. [4]
Bluering angelfish have adults which are mainly yellow with the body marked with obvious arcing blue lines and a blue circle shaped mark above the operculum. They frequently have an elongated tip to the dorsal fin and they have a white caudal fin with a yellow margin.[7] They also have a pair of blue stripes across the face, one runs through the eye and the second is situated immediately beneath the eye.[8] The juveniles have a bluish-black overall colour with thin white to blue coloured curved lines on their body.[7] The dorsal fin has 13 spines and 20-21 soft rays while the anal fin contains 3 spines and 20 soft rays. This species attains a maximum total length of 45 cm (18 in).[5]
Biology and behavioredit
Bluering angelfishes are frequently encountered in pairs. Similarly to other species of the genus Pomacanthus these angelfishes live in harem, as the male defends a territory and controls a few females. After a courtship ritual males and females release eggs and sperm. At the beginning of life all juveniles are females (protogynoushermaphrodites), becoming males during the development, with a complete color variation from the juvenile to adult stage.[6] Juveniles prefer very shallow waters with rock or dead coral substrates and short filamentous algae. Adults mainly feed on zooplankton, sponges, filamentous algae and tunicates. [5][9]
Systematicsedit
The bluering angelfish was first formally described in 1795 as Chaetodon tricolor by the Germanphysician and naturalist Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723–1799) with the type locality given as the Indian Ocean.[10] The species is placed by some authorities in the subgenusAcanthochaetodon,. The specific name of this species, annularis, means "ringed" which refers to the ring on the body above the gill cover.[11]
Utilisationedit
Bluering angelfish are infrequently found in the aquarium trade. [1]
Galleryedit
Pomacanthus annularis. Juvenile
Adult
Denture, front view
Video clip
Referencesedit
Wikispecies has information related to Bluering angelfish.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pomacanthus annularis.
^ abcMyers, R.F.; Rocha, L.A.; Craig, M.T. (2010). "Pomacanthus annularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165873A6154247. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165873A6154247.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 July 2020). "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 1): Families LOBOTIDAE, POMACANTHIDAE, DREPANEIDAE and CHAETODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
External linksedit
Blue Ring Angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis)
January 01, 1970
bluering, angelfish, bluering, angelfish, pomacanthus, annularis, also, known, annularis, angelfish, blue, king, angelfish, species, marine, finned, fish, marine, angelfish, belonging, family, pomacanthidae, member, genus, pomacanthus, composed, large, marine,. The bluering angelfish Pomacanthus annularis also known as the annularis angelfish and the blue king angelfish is a species of marine ray finned fish a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae 3 It is member of the genus Pomacanthus composed of large marine angelfish 4 Bluering angelfish Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Perciformes Family Pomacanthidae Genus Pomacanthus Species P annularis Binomial name Pomacanthus annularis Bloch 1787 Synonyms 2 Chaetodon annularis Bloch 1787Pomacanthodes annularis Bloch 1787 Contents 1 Distribution 2 Habitat 3 Description 4 Biology and behavior 5 Systematics 6 Utilisation 7 Gallery 8 References 9 External linksDistribution editThe bluering angelfish can be found in the Indo West Pacific oceans from East Africa throughout Indonesia and New Guinea to New Caledonia north to southern Japan 5 Habitat editBluering angelfishes inhabit coastal rocky coral reefs and may be also encountered in caves or on wrecks at depths of 3 30 m 9 8 98 4 ft 5 6 1 Description edit nbsp In Prague Sea aquarium Bluering angelfish have adults which are mainly yellow with the body marked with obvious arcing blue lines and a blue circle shaped mark above the operculum They frequently have an elongated tip to the dorsal fin and they have a white caudal fin with a yellow margin 7 They also have a pair of blue stripes across the face one runs through the eye and the second is situated immediately beneath the eye 8 The juveniles have a bluish black overall colour with thin white to blue coloured curved lines on their body 7 The dorsal fin has 13 spines and 20 21 soft rays while the anal fin contains 3 spines and 20 soft rays This species attains a maximum total length of 45 cm 18 in 5 Biology and behavior editBluering angelfishes are frequently encountered in pairs Similarly to other species of the genus Pomacanthus these angelfishes live in harem as the male defends a territory and controls a few females After a courtship ritual males and females release eggs and sperm At the beginning of life all juveniles are females protogynous hermaphrodites becoming males during the development with a complete color variation from the juvenile to adult stage 6 Juveniles prefer very shallow waters with rock or dead coral substrates and short filamentous algae Adults mainly feed on zooplankton sponges filamentous algae and tunicates 5 9 Systematics editThe bluering angelfish was first formally described in 1795 as Chaetodon tricolor by the German physician and naturalist Marcus Elieser Bloch 1723 1799 with the type locality given as the Indian Ocean 10 The species is placed by some authorities in the subgenus Acanthochaetodon The specific name of this species annularis means ringed which refers to the ring on the body above the gill cover 11 Utilisation editBluering angelfish are infrequently found in the aquarium trade 1 Gallery edit nbsp Pomacanthus annularis Juvenile nbsp Adult nbsp Denture front view source source source source source source Video clipReferences edit nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Bluering angelfish nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pomacanthus annularis a b c Myers R F Rocha L A Craig M T 2010 Pomacanthus annularis IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010 e T165873A6154247 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2010 4 RLTS T165873A6154247 en Retrieved 20 November 2021 Biolib Catalogue of Life Steene R C 1978 Butterfly and angelfishes of the world A H amp A W Reed Pty Ltd Australia vol 1 144 p a b c d Froese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2019 Pomacanthus annularis in FishBase December 2019 version a b Animal Diversity Web a b Mark McGrouther 5 February 2019 Blue ringed Angelfish Pomacanthus annularis Bloch 1787 Australian Museum Retrieved 27 February 2021 Pomacanthus annularis Saltcorner Bob Goemans 2012 Retrieved 27 February 2021 WoRMS World Register of Marine Species Eschmeyer William N Fricke Ron amp van der Laan Richard eds Species in the genus Pomacanthus Catalog of Fishes California Academy of Sciences Retrieved 27 February 2021 Christopher Scharpf amp Kenneth J Lazara 21 July 2020 Order ACANTHURIFORMES part 1 Families LOBOTIDAE POMACANTHIDAE DREPANEIDAE and CHAETODONTIDAE The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J Lazara Retrieved 27 February 2021 External links editBlue Ring Angelfish Pomacanthus annularis Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bluering angelfish amp oldid 1217562023, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
