Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Cortez Angelfish
Pomacanthus zonipectus
Cortez Angelfish
Category: Angelfishes
Scientific Name: Pomacanthus zonipectus
Size: Up to 14 in. (36 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
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. zonipectus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 276028🔗
iNaturalist ID: 110022🔗

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