WoRMS taxon details
Pomacanthus navarchus (Cuvier, 1831)
276024 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276024)
accepted
Species
Euxiphipops navarchus (Cuvier, 1831) · unaccepted
Holacanthus navarchus Cuvier, 1831 · unaccepted
Pomacanthodes navarchus (Cuvier, 1831) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Holacanthus navarchus 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): 171 [details]
page(s): 171 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Pomacanthus navarchus (Cuvier, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276024 on 2026-03-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Holacanthus navarchus 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): 171 [details]
page(s): 171 [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] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., 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
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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
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Pathway/vector Other (Ornamental Trade) [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Euxiphipops navarchus (Cuvier, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Holacanthus navarchus Cuvier, 1831)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Blue-girdled Angelfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Blue-girdled Angelfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Blue-girdled Angelfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pomacanthus navarchus)
To FishBase (from synonym Holacanthus navarchus Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacanthodes navarchus (Cuvier, 1831))
To FishBase (from synonym Euxiphipops navarchus (Cuvier, 1831))
To FishBase
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Holacanthus navarchus Cuvier, 1831)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Holacanthus navarchus P12954 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacanthus navarchus FIN032094 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Euxiphipops navarchus (Cuvier, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Holacanthus navarchus Cuvier, 1831)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Blue-girdled Angelfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Blue-girdled Angelfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Blue-girdled Angelfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pomacanthus navarchus)
To FishBase (from synonym Holacanthus navarchus Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacanthodes navarchus (Cuvier, 1831))
To FishBase (from synonym Euxiphipops navarchus (Cuvier, 1831))
To FishBase
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Holacanthus navarchus Cuvier, 1831)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Holacanthus navarchus P12954 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacanthus navarchus FIN032094 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
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