Gray angelfish

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.

Gray angelfish
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Pomacanthus
Species:
P. arcuatus
Binomial name
Pomacanthus arcuatus
Synonyms
  • Chaetodon arcuatus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Chaetodon lutescens Bonnaterre, 1788
  • Chaetodon quinquecinctus Cuvier, 1829
  • Pomacanthus balteatus Cuvier, 1831
  • Pomacanthus cingulatus Cuvier, 1831
  • Chaetodon littoricola Poey, 1868
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