BPBM 192IchthyologyHolotype

Pomacanthus imperator

Emperor Angelfish

As recorded: Holacanthus marianas Seale, 1901

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacanthidae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: July 14, 1900
Locality: Guam
Island: Guam
Type status: Holotype
Record type: Preserved specimen

23 Bishop specimens of Pomacanthus imperator · collected 1900–1990Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 14, 1900, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pomacanthus imperator observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1900. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,576 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

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)

2026-10-17

Kaafu Atoll, Maldives

(c) Simeon Verzijl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

Manggarai Barat, ID-NT, ID

(c) Nicholas Buxton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Pomacanthus imperator. BPBM 192. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37195964. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/192.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37195964 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026