Pomacanthus imperator
Emperor Angelfish
As recorded: Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacanthidae
- Date
- September 1, 1970
- Locality
- -
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pomacanthus imperator observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,583 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Malaysia
(c) Slunky, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-28
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
MU
(c) jmargand87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
fish bowl, Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-10-17
Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egitto
(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pomacanthus imperator. BPBM 10905. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38189531. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10905.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38189531 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026