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Gray Angelfish

Pomacanthus arcuatus

Description:

Photo take at -35 ft near a coral reef two beauty´s swim around and old biology project i assume they have eggs inside this object and they guard in it. Is a large fish round form gray color whit dark black scale about 45 cm long yellow fins usually spot it in pairs and some times small schools.

Habitat:

Length is up to 60 cm. It weighs about 2.0 kg. It feeds mainly on sponges, it is usually found in warm water, in coral reefs, and in oceans. Found from Florida all the Caribbean Sea , Central America to Brazil.


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2 Comments

AdamBrown
AdamBrown a year ago

great fish! it's so cool you get to scuba dive so often and get photos of things we can't up on dry land

JillsyGirl
JillsyGirl a year ago

great capture!

Mexico

Lat: 20.85, Long: -86.88

Spotted on May 30, 2012
Submitted on May 30, 2012

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