Pomacanthus imperator
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
creator: Bailly, Nicolas
date: 2026-08-02
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220001 on 2026-08-02
created: 1997-02-24T19:26:33Z
modified: 2008-01-15T18:27:08Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787)
class: Teleostei
family: Pomacanthidae
genus: Pomacanthus
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Bloch, M. E. (1787). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Berlin. v. 3: i-xii + 1-146. Pls. 181-216.
name published in: Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum. Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110.
name published in: Seale, A. (1901). Report of a mission to Guam. Part II. Fishes. Occasional papers of Bernice P. Bishop Museum. 1: 61-128.
name published in year: 1787
name published in year: 1801
name published in year: 1901
order: Acanthuriformes
parent name usage ID: 159286
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: (Bloch, 1787)
specific epithet: imperator
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted