gray angelfish
Pomacanthus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Grey Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus) in Looe Key, Florida
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Open encyclopedia reference
The gray angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus), also written as grey angelfish and known in Jamaica as the pot cover, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the marine angelfish family, Pomacanthidae. It is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean.
Wikipedia contributors, Gray angelfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:10:28.340318+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pomacanthus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- gray angelfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Pomacanthidae
- Genus
- Pomacanthus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAcanthuriformes
- familyPomacanthidae Jordan & Evermann, 1898
- genusPomacanthus Lacepède, 1802
- speciesPomacanthus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pomacanthus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Arabian angelfishPomacanthus asfur (Forsskål, 1775) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| yellowbar angelfishPomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål, 1775) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomacanthus navarchus (Cuvier, 1831) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| French angelfishPomacanthus paru (Bloch, 1787) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| semicircle angelfishPomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomacanthus sexstriatus (Cuvier, 1831) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bluering angelfishPomacanthus annularis (Bloch, 1787) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| earspot angelfishPomacanthus chrysurus (Cuvier, 1831) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| emperor angelfishPomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomacanthus rhomboides (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomacanthus xanthometopon (Bleeker, 1853) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cortez angelfishPomacanthus zonipectus (Gill, 1862) | PomacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pomacanthus cinquecinctus Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Chetodon lutescens Bonnaterre, 1788 Bonnaterre, 1788 | synonym |
| Pomacanthus balteatus Cuvier, 1831 Cuvier, 1831 | synonym |
| Chaetodon arcuatus Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Chaetodon littoricola Poey, 1868 Poey, 1868 | synonym |
| Chaetodon lutescens Bonnaterre, 1788 Bonnaterre, 1788 | synonym |
| Chaetodon quinquecinctus Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Pomacanthus baltcatus Cuvier, 1831 Cuvier, 1831 | synonym |
| Pomacanthus cingulatus Cuvier, 1831 Cuvier, 1831 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159287 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4LQ6C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.