Species details : Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787)

Accepted scientific name:
Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Pomacanthus imperator  (Bloch, 1787)
Synonyms:
Acanthochaetodon imperator (Bloch, 1787) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Acanthochaetodon imperator (Bloch, 1787)
Acanthochaetodon nicobariensis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Acanthochaetodon nicobariensis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Chaetodon imperator Bloch, 1787 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Chaetodon imperator Bloch, 1787
Chaetodon nicobariensis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Chaetodon nicobariensis Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Holacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Holacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787)
Holacanthus nicobariensis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Holacanthus nicobariensis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Pomacanthodes imperator (Bloch, 1787) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Pomacanthodes imperator (Bloch, 1787)
Pomacanthus nicobariensis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Pomacanthus nicobariensis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Keiser-engelvis - Afrikaans South Africa Click here to show the literature
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Anfouz imbrator - Arabic Oman Click here to show the literature
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Ngiungiu - Carolinian Micronesia Click here to show the literature
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Ningúúngú - Carolinian - Click here to show the literature
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Pata - Cebuano Philippines(Cebu) Click here to show the literature
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Cous-cous - Creole, French Mauritius Click here to show the literature
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Dilar - Creole, French Mauritius Click here to show the literature
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Guingham - Creole, French Mauritius Click here to show the literature
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Ægte kejserfisk - Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature
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Alibang-bang - Davawenyo Philippines(Davao) Click here to show the literature
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Angel fish - English Hong Kong Click here to show the literature
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Emperor - English Maldives Click here to show the literature
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Emperor angelfish - English - Click here to show the literature
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Emperor angelfish - English Christmas I. Click here to show the literature
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Emperor angelfish - English Indonesia(Jakarta) Click here to show the literature
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Emperor angelfish - English Mauritius Click here to show the literature
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Emperor angelfish - English Micronesia Click here to show the literature
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Emperor angelfish - English Niue Click here to show the literature
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Emperor angelfish - English South Africa Click here to show the literature
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Emperor angelfish - English USA Click here to show the literature
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Emperor angelfish - English Viet Nam Click here to show the literature
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Imperial angelfish - English Maldives Click here to show the literature
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Imperial angelfish - English Papua New Guinea Click here to show the literature
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Imperial angelfish - English USA Click here to show the literature
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Ange de mer impérial - French Mauritius Click here to show the literature
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Holacanthe empereur - French Mauritius Click here to show the literature
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Poisson ange impérial - French France Click here to show the literature
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Poisson ange impérial - French New Caledonia Click here to show the literature
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Kaiserfisch - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Tapel - Ivatan Philippines(Batanes) Click here to show the literature
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Tatejima-kinchakudai - Japanese Japan Click here to show the literature
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Bit - Kumak New Caledonia Click here to show the literature
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Angel imperator - Malay (individual language) Indonesia(Jakarta) Click here to show the literature
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Bluestone asli - Malay (individual language) Indonesia(Jakarta) Click here to show the literature
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Taring pelandok - Malay (individual language) Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Handupholimas - Maldivian India(Laccadives Island) Click here to show the literature
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Harabalukokkamas - Maldivian India(Laccadives Island) Click here to show the literature
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Kokaa - Maldivian Maldives Click here to show the literature
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主刺盖鱼 Zhu ci gai yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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主刺蓋魚 Jhu cih gai yu ,tiao wun gai cih yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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大花脸(幼鱼) Da hua lian Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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大花臉(幼魚) - Mandarin Chinese Taiwan Click here to show the literature
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条纹盖刺鱼 Tiao wen gai ci yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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條紋蓋刺魚 - Mandarin Chinese Taiwan Click here to show the literature
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皇后神仙(成魚) - Mandarin Chinese Taiwan Click here to show the literature
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皇后神仙(成鱼) Huang hou shen xian Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Sifisifi - Niuean Niue Click here to show the literature
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Tho - Pije New Caledonia(Hienghène Region) Click here to show the literature
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Ustniczek cesarski - Polish Poland Click here to show the literature
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Lebre imperador - Portuguese Mozambique Click here to show the literature
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ангел императорский - Russian Russia Click here to show the literature
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рыба-ангел императорская - Russian Russia Click here to show the literature
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Tu'u'u-moana - Samoan Samoa Click here to show the literature
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Tu'u'u-nuanua - Samoan Samoa Click here to show the literature
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Tu'u'u-vaolo - Samoan American Samoa Click here to show the literature
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Badiangon - Surigaonon Philippines(Cagdianao, Surigao del Norte) Click here to show the literature
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Kapgo - Surigaonon Philippines(Cagdianao, Surigao del Norte) Click here to show the literature
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Äkta Kejsarfisk - Swedish Sweden Click here to show the literature
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Paraharaha - Tahitian Tahiti Click here to show the literature
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குல்லோகொலிமீன் - Tamil India
Ngungpaha - Tobian Palau Click here to show the literature
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Cá Bướm đế - Vietnamese Viet Nam Click here to show the literature
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Cá Chim Hoàng đế - Vietnamese Viet Nam Click here to show the literature
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Alibangbang - Visayan Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Boray-boray - Visayan Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Adlo - Waray (Philippines) Philippines(Catbalogan, Samar) Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Kingdom Animalia CoL
Phylum Chordata CoL
Class Actinopterygii FishBase
Order Perciformes FishBase
Family Pomacanthidae FishBase
Genus Pomacanthus FishBase
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Line and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, and the Austral Islands (Ref. 33390). Not found in Easter Island, Rapa and the Marquesan Islands (Ref. 48391).
Lifezones: Marine
Additional data: -
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-May-2014
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2015   99%
Bibliographic citation: Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858.
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=6504
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:fd8868b8-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401