Pomacanthus paru

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 paru

Species Authority:

(Bloch, 1787)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Angelfish, French Angel, French Angelfish
French	–	Demoiselle chiririte
Spanish	–	Banderita, Cachama negra, Chivirica francesa, Gallineta negra

Synonym/s:

Chaetodon paru Bloch, 1787

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Pyle, R., Myers, R., Rocha, L.A. & Craig, M.T.
Reviewer/s:	Elfes, C., Polidoro, B., Livingstone, S. & Carpenter, K.E.
Contributor/s:
Justification: While this species is common in the aquarium trade, no significant declines were detected in its numbers except within a few local populations in northeastern Brazil. Listed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is found from Florida and the Bahamas to Brazil and straggling north to New York in the Gulf Stream. Has been introduced to Bermuda but not established, however, rare waifs reported from Bermuda. Also reported from St. Helena and Ascenscion Islands in the eastern Atlantic (Burgess 2002). It has been reported as vagrants from West Africa (Allen 1980). Present at depths of 3-100 m.
Countries:	Native: Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Brazil; Cayman Islands; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominica; Dominican Republic; French Guiana; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Martinique; Mexico; Montserrat; Netherlands Antilles; Nicaragua; Panama; Puerto Rico; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; United States; Venezuela; Virgin Islands, British; Virgin Islands, U.S. Introduced: Bermuda
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Atlantic – southeast; Atlantic – southwest; Atlantic – western central
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Population [top]

Population:	Relatively common throughout its range with stable populations.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is common in shallow rocky and coral reefs. It is usually found in pairs, often near sea fans. The species feeds on sponges, algae, bryozoans, zoantharians, gorgonians and tunicates. Spawning pairs are strongly territorial, with usually both members vigorously defending their areas against neighbouring pairs. Juveniles tend cleaning stations where they service a broad range of clients, including jacks, snappers, morays, grunts, surgeonfishes and wrasses.
Systems:	Marine

Habitat and Ecology:

This species is common in shallow rocky and coral reefs. It is usually found in pairs, often near sea fans. The species feeds on sponges, algae, bryozoans, zoantharians, gorgonians and tunicates. Spawning pairs are strongly territorial, with usually both members vigorously defending their areas against neighbouring pairs. Juveniles tend cleaning stations where they service a broad range of clients, including jacks, snappers, morays, grunts, surgeonfishes and wrasses.

Systems:

Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The only threat is collection for the aquarium trade, however, present harvest levels do not seem to be impacting the global population.

Major Threat(s):

The only threat is collection for the aquarium trade, however, present harvest levels do not seem to be impacting the global population.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is present within many marine protected areas. A maximum export quota of 5,000 specimens from Brazil has been established for this species, which exceeds the current collection levels.

Conservation Actions:

This species is present within many marine protected areas. A maximum export quota of 5,000 specimens from Brazil has been established for this species, which exceeds the current collection levels.

Citation:	Pyle, R., Myers, R., Rocha, L.A. & Craig, M.T. 2010. Pomacanthus paru. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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