Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Pomacanthidae (Family) Angelfishes
      └Pygoplites (Genus)
       └P. diacanthus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 211773🔗
iNaturalist ID: 111389🔗

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