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Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831)

Semicircle angelfish
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Japan country information

Common names: Sazanami-yakko
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from southern Japan (including Shirahama; only juveniles were recorded from July-Jan. (Ref. 37690)) and the Ogasawara Islands (Ref. 33390). Also Ref. 9710, 43239.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Poisson ange bleu, Semicircle anglefish, Blue angelfish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Pomacanthidae (Angelfishes)
Etymology: Pomacanthus: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 40 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; 30°N - 30°S

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