Angelfish

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Angelfish

• Over 70 different species of Angelfish are
  found in warm ocean waters around much of the
  world a few species are from fresh water.
  Angelfish belong to the family Pomacanthus. These
  brightly-colored fish live
• in coral reefs in
• tropical seas and
• shallow subtropical
• waters. Angelfish
• reproduce by laying
• hundreds of eggs at a
• time.

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Emperor Angelfish

• Anatomy The Emperor Angelfish grows to be about
  12 to 15 inches (30-38 cm) in the wild. Angelfish
  have a flattened body. The first gill cover has a
  spine this can help distinguish Angelfish from
  the closely-related butterfly fish.
• Diet The Emperor Angelfish is a carnivore
  (meat-eater), eating coral heads, small
  invertebrates (like worms and sponges), and
  crustaceans
• (like shrimp and shellfish).
• They can crush hard-shelled
• prey with their powerful,
• beak-like jaws.
• Most species of Angelfish
• are herbivores
• (plant-eaters).

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