WoRMS taxon details

Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831)

220003  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220003)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Holacanthus semicirculatus Cuvier, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 191, Pl. 183 [details]   
Description Juveniles inhabits shallow protected areas, while adults prefer coastal reefs with heavy coral growth providing ample...  
Description Juveniles inhabits shallow protected areas, while adults prefer coastal reefs with heavy coral growth providing ample hiding places. Common in depths less than 25 m. Generally a solitary species. Apparently rare in Belau. The young are excellent aquarium fish and suitable for a community tank. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220003 on 2024-04-20
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1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
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original description  (of Holacanthus semicirculatus Cuvier, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 191, Pl. 183 [details]   

original description  (of Holacanthus alternans Cuvier, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 193 [details]   

original description  (of Holacanthus lepidolepis Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Diagnostische beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Batavia. Tiental I-VI. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 4 (no. 3): 451-516. [details]   

context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]   

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

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]  OpenAccess publication 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Description Juveniles inhabits shallow protected areas, while adults prefer coastal reefs with heavy coral growth providing ample hiding places. Common in depths less than 25 m. Generally a solitary species. Apparently rare in Belau. The young are excellent aquarium fish and suitable for a community tank. [details]
LanguageName 
English semicircle angelfish  [details]
Japanese サザナミヤッコ  [details]