Saltwater
Emperor angelfish
Pomacanthus imperator
Pomacanthidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 40 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,464 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Egypt, and 40 more countries.
Introduced to Puerto Rico.
More about the species
Description
Juveniles are encountered under ledges, or in holes of outer lagoon patch reefs or semi-protected areas of exposed channels and outer reef flats. Subadults move to reef front holes and surge channels. Large adults inhabit ledges and caves in areas of rich coral growth on clear lagoon, channel, or seaward reefs. Benthopelagic. Feed on sponges and other encrusting organisms; also on tunicates. Form pairs. Young and adults may clean much larger fishes such as sunfish. Frequently exported through the aquarium trade. Juveniles are distinguished by a white dorsal-fin margin.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Acanthochaetodon imperator
- Acanthochaetodon nicobariensis
- Chaetodon imperator
- Chaetodon nicobariensis
- Holacanthus imperator
- Holacanthus nicobariensis
In other languages
- Äkta Kejsarfisk, Nikobarkejsare
- Ægte kejserfisk
- Keisarikala
- Angel fish, Angelfish, Emperor, Imperial angelfish
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.