An angelfish is one of two varieties of fish, a Freshwater Fish of the genus Pterophyllum, or a marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae.
An angelfish is one of two varieties of fish, a freshwater fish of the genus Pterophyllum, or a marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae.
Sharon Kelley has written: 'Preliminary guild [i.e. guide] to the identification of the early life history stages of pomacanthid fishes of the western central Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico' -- subject(s): Identification, Larvae, Fishes, Marine angelfishes, Pomacanthidae
Marine angelfish are perciform fish of the family Pomacanthidae. They are found on shallow reefs in the tropical Atlantic, Indian, and mostly western Pacific oceans. The family contains seven genera and approximately 86 species. They should not be confused with the freshwater angelfish, tropical cichlids of the Amazon Basin.
Philippine rivers, lakes and seas teem with fish, shells, pearls, corals, seaweeds and other forms of marine wealth. More than 2,000 species of fish are found in Philippine waters. Among the commercially known fish found in the numerous fishing grounds of the archipelago are the banak (mullet), bangus (milkfish), dalag (mudfish), dilis (anchovy), kandule (catfish), lapulapu (seabass), talakitok (pampano), tamban and tunsoy (sardines), tanguingi (mackerel), and bariles (tuna).