Scientific Name	Pomacanthus annularis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bloch, 1787)	Depth	10 - 30M
Chinese	環紋蓋刺魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蓋刺魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F394　Pomacanthidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	環紋刺蓋魚
Max Length	45 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	藍環神仙、神仙(臺東)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	East Indies
Synonyms	Chaetodon annularis, Pomacanthodes annularis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)
Specimen List	ASIZP0072246. ASIZP0805002. ASIZP0915002. FRIP22170. NMMBP06368. NMMSTP00620. NTUM02697.
Barcode	2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,%
Common Name	Ringed angle fish; Bluering angelfish; Blue-ringed angelfish; Blue ring angelfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body oval, deep, strongly compressed. Preorbital bone convex and without strong spines. 1 prominent spines at angle of preopercle. Ventral edge of interopercle serrated. Eye moderately small. Mouth small, terminal, protractile, gape not extending to anterior rim or orbit. Scale on middle of body with focus before or just on anterior margin of exposed portion. Dorsal fin with XIII spines and 20-21 soft rays, and posterior corner of dorsal fin pointed and elongated posteriorly in adults; anal fin with III spines and 20 soft rays; caudal fin rounded. Juveniles black with alternating white and blue curved well-spaced stripes on the sides. Adults golden brown or orange with well-spaced curved horizontal stripes radiating from the pectoral-fin base area, running along the sides towards the posterior portion of the dorsal fin. Two similar blue stripes run horizontally across the face, one running through the eye, from above the snout to the edge of the operculum. A blue ring is behind and slightly above the edge of the operculum. Caudal fin is white with bright yellow margin.
habitats	Inhabits coastal reefs to at least 30 m. Adults often found in pairs inside caves. Juveniles settle in very shallow inshore habitats with short filamentous algae growth on rock or dead coral substrates. Feeds on sponges and tunicates.
Distribution	Distributed from the east coast of Africa throughout Indonesia and New Guinea to New Caledonia, northward to southern Japan. It is found in eastern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marine aquarium fish.