- Pomacanthus navarchus
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Majestic Angelfish 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Pomacanthidae Genus: Pomacanthus Species: P. navarchus Binomial name Pomacanthus navarchus
(Cuvier, 1831)Blue-girdled angelfish, Pomacanthus navarchus is a marine angelfish from the Indo-Pacific ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 41cm in length. The Majestic Angelfish, or Pomacanthus Navarchus, is a fairly mellow anglefish that lives in the Indo- Pacific Ocean as well as some parts of the east Indian Ocean. It is also called the Blue-girdled angelfish It lives in areas with large amounts of coral. Younger fish stay closer to the shallows, but the more mature fish can be found up to 120 feet deep. Majestic Angelfish eat mainly sponges and tunicates. Juvenile fish are mostly blue in color with white stripes. They grow to a size of about 15 inches and can live to be up to 21 years old. The Majestic Angelfish is one of the smallest of the larger species of angelfish.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Pomacanthus navarchus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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