Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Regal Angelfish
Pygoplites diacanthus
Regal Angelfish
Also known as: Royal Angelfish
Category: Angelfishes
Scientific Name: Pygoplites diacanthus
Size: 6 to 10 in. (15 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 20-150 ft. (6-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Pomacanthidae (Family)
      └Pygoplites (Genus)
       └P. diacanthus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 211773🔗
iNaturalist ID: 111389🔗

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