Pomacanthus maculosus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	POMACANTHIDAE

Scientific Name:

Pomacanthus maculosus

Species Authority:

(Forsskål, 1775)

Common Name/s:

English

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Halfmoon Angelfish, Yellowband Angelfish, Yellowbar Angelfish, Yellow-blotch Angelfish, Yellowblotch Angelfish, Yellow-marked Angelfish

Synonym/s:

Chaetodon maculosus Forsskål, 1775

Holacanthus striatus Rüppell, 1836

Pomacanthodes striatus (Rüppell, 1836)

Pomacanthops filamentosus Smith, 1955

Pomacanthus striatus (Rüppell, 1836)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Pyle, R., Rocha, L.A. & Craig, M.T.
Reviewer/s:	Elfes, C., Polidoro, B., Livingstone, S. & Carpenter, K.E.
Contributor/s:
Justification: A common species with a relatively wide range and no apparent major threats. It is listed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species has been recorded from the Arabian Peninsula including the Red Sea (around Eilat [Israel] and Jeddah [Saudi Arabia]), the Gulf of Oman (common near Muscat) and the Persian Gulf (Allen 1980, G.R. Allen pers. comm. 2006). It ranges as far south as Kenya on the East African coast (G.R. Allen pers. comm. 2006). It has been recorded at depths of between 4-50 m.
Countries:	Native: Bahrain; Djibouti; Egypt; Eritrea; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Israel; Jordan; Kenya; Kuwait; Madagascar; Mozambique; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Somalia; Sudan; Tanzania, United Republic of; United Arab Emirates; Yemen
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Indian Ocean – western
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Population [top]

Population:	It is generally common with stable populations.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Usually found in coral-rich areas, rocky areas, and protected silty bays with coral.
Systems:	Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There appear to be no major threats to this species. Collection for the aquarium trade and subsistence fisheries is localized and do not seem to affect the global population.

Major Threat(s):

There appear to be no major threats to this species. Collection for the aquarium trade and subsistence fisheries is localized and do not seem to affect the global population.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no species-specific conservation measures in place. Present within several marine protected areas throughout its range.

Conservation Actions:

There are no species-specific conservation measures in place. Present within several marine protected areas throughout its range.

Citation:	Pyle, R., Rocha, L.A. & Craig, M.T. 2010. Pomacanthus maculosus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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