Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Cortez Angelfish
Pomacanthus zonipectus
Cortez Angelfish
Category: Angelfishes
Scientific Name: Pomacanthus zonipectus
Size: Up to 14 in. (36 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Acanthuriformes (Order)
      └Pomacanthidae (Family)
       └Pomacanthus (Genus)
        └P. zonipectus (Species)

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