Marine Biology Angelfish

French Angelfish juvenile intermediate adult French Angelfish’s distinctive features include Black with bright yellow rims on scales. French Angelfish have round tails. The juvenile’s have a yellow border Which forms an oval like shape. These little fishies are usually Not afraid of divers.

Queen Angelfish juvenile adult The Queen Angelfish has a dark Blue spot on it’s forehead, with Bright blue spots on it and circling Around it, forming the crown atop The Queen’s head. They also have A yellow tail. The juvenile’s also Have a curved second Stripe which makes It easier to tell apart From the Blue Angelfish.

Blue Angelfish juvenile adult A distinctive feature of the Blue Angelfish is that the tail and pectoral fins are bordered in yellow. On the juvenile the middle blue bar is straight unlike the Queen Angelfish They are somewhat shy. But once they take a step back They usually come back to get a Closer look.

Gray Angelfish juvenile adult The inner face of the pectoral fin is yellow. They also have square cut tails Their tails also have a white to transparent margin

Townsend Angelfish No juvenile photo available adult Queen and Blue Angelfishes occasionally interbreed creating the Townsend They carry traits similar to both the Queen and Blue Angelfish. For example they may have the blue crown like the Queen but without the spots within it. They also may have a half yellow tail.

Rock Beauty The forebody and tail is a yellow to yellow-orange color The mid and rear of the body is black As they get older the black spot grows larger and the blue ring disappears The really young Rock Beauties have a black spot ringed with a bright blue on the rear end of their body Juvenile intermediate adult