Distribution: western Atlantic, from New York and Bermuda to Brazil. Present throughout the Caribbean Sea, for example in Florida, Roatan and the Mayan Riviera but less common than Pomacanthus paru.
As most of angelfish species, Pomacanthus arcuatus go through dramatic aspect changes with growth, and the juveniles are colored very differently from the adults.
Sometimes confused with Pomacanthus paru.
at CocoVivo (Panama) © anne
at Blue Heron Bridge – Phil Foster Park (Florida)
at Caneel Bay (US Virgin Islands) © nst56
at Cayo Alcatracito (Cuba) © cailly-bruno
at Isla Perro Chico (Panama) © raphael-voue
at West Bay (Roatán)
at Coral Gardens (Belize)
at Cayo Coral (Panama) © nicoleguillemin
at Cayo Zapatilla South (Panama) © nicoleguillemin
at Cayo Coral (Panama) © jc_mara
at Cayo Zapatilla South (Panama)
at Northern Erojacks (Florida)
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