Pygoplites diacanthus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Pygoplites
Species: Pygoplites diacanthus
Scientific Name: Pygoplites diacanthus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Royal angelfish

The royal angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus), or regal angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae, and the monotypic genus Pygoplites. It is found in tropical Indo-Pacific oceans. It can grow as long as 25 cm (9.8 in).

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Pygoplites diacanthus in languages:

Arabic: Moscht
Chinese: 雙棘甲尻魚
Czech: pomec paví
Danish: Påfuglekejserfisk
Dutch: Pauwoogkeizersvis
English: Regal Angelfish
English: Royal Angelfish
English: Blue-banded Angelfish
French: Poisson-ange duc
French: Holacanthe duc
German: Pfauenaugen-Kaiserfisch
Hebrew: פסון מרהיב
Italian: Pesce angelo reale
Japanese: ニシキヤッコ
Portuguese: Peixe-anjo-real
Russian: Пигоплит

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Parent Taxon

Pygoplites

Sibling Taxa

Pygoplites diacanthus

Pygoplites diacanthus: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Royal angelfish

Pygoplites diacanthus in languages:

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