Pomacanthus imperator

Emperor angelfish | Angelfish | Emperor | Imperial Angelfish
Pomacanthus imperator
Pomacanthus imperator, adult, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Pomacanthus imperator
Pomacanthus imperator, juvenile, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Pomacanthus imperator
Pomacanthus imperator, juvenile, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Pomacanthus imperator
Pomacanthus imperator, Tanzania, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
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Pomacanthus imperator
Pomacanthus imperator
Pomacanthus imperator
Pomacanthus imperator

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Fine oblique yellow stripes across blue body, blue-edged black mask over eyes down to blue opercular spine, second dark blue-edged patch behind head, yellow tail and rear of dorsal fin, and black anal fin. Juveniles with blue concentric curved lines on dark body, the innermost of which forming a circle just in front of tail base. Length to 40 cm.


Information

Max Size: 40 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 22-31.4°C

Depth: 1-100m

Habitat Generalization Index: 9.99

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Least Concern

Occurrence: Frequent (11.8% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: Joe Shields