WoRMS taxon details
Pomacanthus chrysurus (Cuvier, 1831)
220006 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220006)
accepted
Species
Holacanthus chrysurus Cuvier, 1831 · unaccepted
Pomacanthodes chrysurus (Cuvier, 1831) · unaccepted
Pomacanthodes rodriquesi von Bonde, 1934 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Holacanthus chrysurus Cuvier, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 188 [details]
page(s): 188 [details]
Description This species is seldom seen in the aquarium trade.
Description This species is seldom seen in the aquarium trade. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Pomacanthus chrysurus (Cuvier, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220006 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Holacanthus chrysurus Cuvier, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 188 [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
page(s): 188 [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description This species is seldom seen in the aquarium trade. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | earspot angelfish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Holacanthus chrysurus Cuvier, 1831)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Earspot Angelfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pomacanthus chrysurus)
To FishBase (from synonym Holacanthus chrysurus Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacanthodes chrysurus (Cuvier, 1831))
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Pomacanthus chrysurus, by Tanaka, H.)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Holacanthus chrysurus Cuvier, 1831)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacanthus chrysurus FIN032083 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Holacanthus chrysurus Cuvier, 1831)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Earspot Angelfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pomacanthus chrysurus)
To FishBase (from synonym Holacanthus chrysurus Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacanthodes chrysurus (Cuvier, 1831))
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Pomacanthus chrysurus, by Tanaka, H.)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Holacanthus chrysurus Cuvier, 1831)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacanthus chrysurus FIN032083 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
