Yellow-mask Angelfish

Pomacanthus xanthometopon

The Yellow-mask Angelfish lives in coral reefs and tropical inshore waters of the Indo-Pacific, and can grow up to a 38 cm (15 in) in length. This is usually a solitary fish. It feeds on sponges and tunicates.

This picture was taken at the Berlin Zoo, in August 2010.

Genus Pomacanthus
Family Pomacanthidae
Superfamily Percoidae
Suborder Percoidei
Order Perciformes
Subclass Actinopterygii
Class Osteichthyes
Subphylum Vertebrata
Phylum Chordata
Kingdom Animalia
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