WoRMS taxon details
Pomacanthus asfur (Forsskål, 1775)
219999 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219999)
accepted
Species
Arusetta asfur (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Chaetodon asfur Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chaetodon asfur Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 61, xii [details]
page(s): 61, xii [details]
Description Common around semi-protected inshore reefs with rich soft and hard coral growth, occasional patches of silt bottom. Very...
Description Common around semi-protected inshore reefs with rich soft and hard coral growth, occasional patches of silt bottom. Very aggressive toward its own species, unless paired. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Pomacanthus asfur (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219999 on 2026-07-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chaetodon asfur Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 61, xii [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 61, xii [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Common around semi-protected inshore reefs with rich soft and hard coral growth, occasional patches of silt bottom. Very aggressive toward its own species, unless paired. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Arabian angelfish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon asfur Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pomacanthus asfur)
To FishBase (from synonym Arusetta asfur (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon asfur Forsskål, 1775)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Chaetodon asfur Forsskål, 1775)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Arusetta asfur (Forsskål, 1775))
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacanthus asfur FIN032081 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacanthus asfur FIN032082 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon asfur Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pomacanthus asfur)
To FishBase (from synonym Arusetta asfur (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon asfur Forsskål, 1775)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Chaetodon asfur Forsskål, 1775)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Arusetta asfur (Forsskål, 1775))
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacanthus asfur FIN032081 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacanthus asfur FIN032082 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
