Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

French Angelfish
Pomacanthus paru
French Angelfish
Category: Angelfishes
Scientific Name: Pomacanthus paru
Synonyms: Chaetodon paru
Size: 10 to 14 in. (25 to 35 cm)  
Depth: 15-80 ft. (5-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of America, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Pomacanthidae (Family) Angelfishes
      └Pomacanthus (Genus)
       └P. paru (Species)
WoRMS ID: 276025🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49257🔗

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