Pomacanthus imperator
Emperor Angelfish
As recorded: Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacanthidae
- Collected by
- T.D. Morin, G. Damon, and J. KilbrideG. Damon →J. Kilbride →Terry Morin →
- Date
- June 19, 1979
- Locality
- Kanton Island; N side; outside reef
- Island
- Kanton Island
- Depth
- 19 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 19, 1979, T.D. Morin, G. Damon, and J. Kilbride also collected 2 other specimens.
Pomacanthus imperator observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1979. 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 22774. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38190404. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/22774.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38190404 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026