WoRMS taxon details
Pomacanthus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
159287 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159287)
accepted
Species
Chaetodon arcuatus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Chaetodon littoricola Poey, 1868 · unaccepted
Chaetodon lutescens Bonnaterre, 1788 · unaccepted
Chaetodon quinquecinctus Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Chetodon lutescens Bonnaterre, 1788 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pomacanthus baltcatus Cuvier, 1831 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pomacanthus balteatus Cuvier, 1831 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Pomacanthus cingulatus Cuvier, 1831 · unaccepted
Pomacanthus cinquecinctus Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chaetodon arcuatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Distribution Western Atlantic: from New England, USA to the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Also Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, and...
Distribution Western Atlantic: from New England, USA to the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Also Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean, including Antilles [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Pomacanthus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159287 on 2025-06-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chaetodon arcuatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Pomacanthus cingulatus 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): 209, Pl. 185 [details]
original description (of Chaetodon lutescens Bonnaterre, 1788) Bonnaterre, J. P. (1788). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie. <em>Panckoucke, Paris.</em> i-lvi + 1-215, Pls. A-B. 1-100., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=Z67NZ0_oObYC&pg=PR1
page(s): 82 [details]
original description (of Chaetodon quinquecinctus Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 192 [details]
original description (of Pomacanthus balteatus 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.]. [details]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
[request]original description (of Pomacanthus cingulatus 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): 209, Pl. 185 [details]
original description (of Chaetodon lutescens Bonnaterre, 1788) Bonnaterre, J. P. (1788). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie. <em>Panckoucke, Paris.</em> i-lvi + 1-215, Pls. A-B. 1-100., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=Z67NZ0_oObYC&pg=PR1
page(s): 82 [details]
original description (of Chaetodon quinquecinctus Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 192 [details]
original description (of Pomacanthus balteatus 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.]. [details]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [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
McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
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]
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
Distribution Western Atlantic: from New England, USA to the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Also Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean, including Antilles [details]
To Barcode of Life (23 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pomacanthus baltcatus Cuvier, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Chetodon lutescens Bonnaterre, 1788)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (127 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Pomacanthus cingulatus Cuvier, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon lutescens Bonnaterre, 1788)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon arcuatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon littoricola Poey, 1868)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Gray angelfish (intermediate phase))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Gray Angelfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Gray Angelfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Gray Angelfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pomacanthus arcuatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon arcuatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon lutescens Bonnaterre, 1788)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacanthus cingulatus Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacanthus cinquecinctus Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacanthus baltcatus Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Chetodon lutescens Bonnaterre, 1788)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon quinquecinctus Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon littoricola Poey, 1868)
To FishBase images (Pomacanthus arcuatus, by Randall, J.E.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 24 proteins)
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 24 proteins) (from synonym Chaetodon arcuatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacanthus arcuatus USNM 192379 radiograph)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacanthus arcuatus USNM 320566 radiograph)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pomacanthus baltcatus Cuvier, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Chetodon lutescens Bonnaterre, 1788)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (127 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Pomacanthus cingulatus Cuvier, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon lutescens Bonnaterre, 1788)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon arcuatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon littoricola Poey, 1868)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Gray angelfish (intermediate phase))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Gray Angelfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Gray Angelfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Gray Angelfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pomacanthus arcuatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon arcuatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon lutescens Bonnaterre, 1788)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacanthus cingulatus Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacanthus cinquecinctus Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacanthus baltcatus Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Chetodon lutescens Bonnaterre, 1788)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon quinquecinctus Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon littoricola Poey, 1868)
To FishBase images (Pomacanthus arcuatus, by Randall, J.E.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 24 proteins)
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 24 proteins) (from synonym Chaetodon arcuatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacanthus arcuatus USNM 192379 radiograph)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacanthus arcuatus USNM 320566 radiograph)
To ITIS
