Marine Biology
Angelfish

French Angelfish
French Angelfish’s distinctive features include
Black with bright yellow rims on scales.
adult
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juvenile intermediate

French Angelfish
French Angelfish have round tails.
The juvenile’s have a yellow border
Which forms an oval like shape.
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These little fishies are usually
Not afraid of divers.
juvenile

Queen Angelfish
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.
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A yellow tail.
adult
juvenile

Queen Angelfish
The juvenile’s also
Have a curved second
Stripe which makes
It easier to tell apart
QuickTimeª and a From the Blue Angelfish.
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juvenile

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

Gray Angelfish
They also have square cut tails QuickTimeª and a
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juvenile

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

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

Rock Beauty
adult
The mid and rear of the
QuickTimeª and a body is black
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Juvenile 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 QuickTimeª and a
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intermediate

Rock Beauty
The forebody and tail
is a yellow to yellow-
orange color