Ray-finned fishes (Lat. Actinopterygii)

Perch-likes (Lat. Perciformes)

Angelfish (Lat. Pomacanthidae)

41,1 cm TL

Reef-associated; non-migratory; marine; depth range 3–100 m.

Tropical; 30˚N–23˚S

Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and Bahamas to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, and the Antilles. Eastern Atlantic: off Ascension Island and St. Paul's Rocks.

Common in shallow reefs. Usually in pairs, often near sea fans. Feed on sponges, algae, bryozoans, zoantharians, gorgonians (organ-pipe shape) and tunicates.