Pomacanthus arcuatus
Grey angelfish | Angelfish | Pot Cove
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Distribution
Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean
Description
High, grey body with dark scales forming an uneven spotted pattern on sides, head lighter grey and smooth, mouth and chin even lighter grey, and inside of pectoral fin yellow. Dorsal and anal fins high with trailing filaments in large individuals. Juveniles black with light yellow curving bands on head body, and tail, and blue tips on pelvic and anal fins. Very difficult to distinguish from juvenile P. paru (French Angelfish), adults also similar.
Information
Max Size: 60 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 22.3-30.9°C
Depth: 2-30m
Habitat Generalization Index: 11.49
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 (15.3% 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: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields