Emperor Angelfish Gallery

John dory, Zeus faber, and emperor angelfish

John dory, Zeus faber, and emperor angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator. . Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G. Pretre, engraved by Massard, directed by Turpin, and published by F. G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine's zoo and later became artist to the Museum of Natural History

© Florilegius / Mary Evans

Emperor angelfish in sponge

Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) in a barrel sponge. The sponge is the most primitive of the multicellular animals, lacking organs and true body tissues. Some sponges reach 1.5 metres in height and diameter, and are host to a variety of other organisms, including crabs, shrimps and fish. These use the sponge to access the plankton-rich water currents which it generates. Photographed off Bali, Indonesia

© GEORGETTE DOUWMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

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Emperor Angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) adult, with night colours, in reef, Seraya Beach Resort, Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia

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